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US11484849B2	Device and method for mixing the contents of a tank Device 1 for mixing the contents of a tank 10 comprising a first pipe connecting body 20 arranged on a connecting flange 14 of a tank 10; a riser pipe 40 extending through the first pipe connecting body 20 into the tank; a mixing pipe 50 extending through said first pipe connecting body 20 into said tank; and a pump 60 whose outlet 64 can be connected at least to the mixing pipe 50 and whose inlet 62 can be connected both to the first pipe connecting body 20 and to the riser pipe 40. Further a method for mixing the contents of a tank is claimed.
US11484847B2	Mixer assembly unit A mixer assembly unit, for an exhaust system exhaust gas treatment unit of an internal combustion engine, mixes exhaust gas discharged by the internal combustion engine with reactant. A mixing section (12), downstream in relation to a reactant release device (14), mixes exhaust gas, flowing in an exhaust gas flow direction, with reactant. The mixing section includes a core flow duct (34), extending in a direction of a mixing section longitudinal axis (L), through which a first exhaust gas partial stream (T1) flows. A second exhaust gas partial stream (T2) flows through a jacket flow duct (36) surrounding the core flow duct and separated from the core flow duct by an inner wall (30). The reactant release device releases reactant into the core flow duct or/and into the first exhaust gas partial stream. A mixer (38) is provided at an upstream end area (22) of the mixing section.
US11484846B2	Zwitterionic polymer additives for fouling resistant filtration membranes A graft copolymer including zwitterionic repeat units and hydrophobic repeat units, in which the zwitterionic repeat units constitute 2-60 wt % of the graft copolymer and each of the hydrophobic repeat units is characterized in that a homopolymer formed thereof is miscible with polyvinylidene fluoride, polysulfone, poly ether sulfone, polyvinyl chloride, or polyacrylonitrile, each of the hydrophobic repeat units not being a repeat unit of polyvinylidene fluoride. Also disclosed is a filtration membrane containing such a graft copolymer or a statistical copolymer that includes the same composition of repeat units as the graft copolymer. Further disclosed are methods of preparing the graft copolymer and the filtration membrane.
US11484842B2	Method and apparatus for in situ product recovery A method of obtaining a compound may include adding a substrate to a medium in a reactor, and reacting the substrate in the reactor to form the compound. A first stream is separated from the reaction liquid through a first membrane. A second stream is separated from the reaction liquid through a second membrane. The first membrane is a filtration membrane and the second membrane is configured for liquid-gas or liquid-liquid extraction The first membrane and the second membrane are at least partially immersed in the medium and are moved relative to the reactor during the separation steps.
US11484841B2	Feed spacer having three-layered structure, and reverse osmosis membrane filter module including same Provided is a feed spacer having a three-layer structure, in which a set forming the feed spacer is formed in a three-layer structure, so that the set, which is in contact with a reverse osmosis membrane, convects raw water to a center of the structure of the feed spacer and a laminar flow velocity gradient is generated at the center to decrease a polarization phenomenon of a reverse osmosis filter module and minimize pressure loss, and a reverse osmosis membrane filter module including the feed spacer.
US11484839B2	Electrodialysis stack The present disclosure provides an electrodialysis stack that may be used for the treatment of an electrically conductive solution. The stack includes two electrodes (at least one is a recessed electrode), a plurality of ion-transport membranes and stack spacers. The membranes and spacers are arranged between the electrodes to define electrodialysis cell pairs. The stack includes an electrically insulated zone that extends substantially from a distribution manifold past the recessed edge of the electrode and substantially from the recessed electrode to the opposite electrode for a distance that is about 8% to 100% of the total distance between the electrodes. The overlap distance that the electrically insulated zone extends past the recessed edge of the electrode is calculated as: distance in cm=(0.062 cm−1)(exp(−60/total cp)(area in cm2 of the manifold ducts of the concentrated stream at the recessed edge) +/−10%.
US11484838B2	Black liquor concentration by a membrane comprising graphene oxide on porous polymer The disclosed technology includes a membrane-based device configured to concentrate black liquor, which results from papermaking. Certain embodiments may comprise a nanofiltration membrane configured to remove lignin from black liquor, and the nanofiltration membrane may include a first macroporous polymer substrate and a first graphene oxide membrane covering the first macroporous polymer substrate. Some embodiments may comprise a reverse osmosis membrane, which may include a second macroporous polymer substrate and a second graphene oxide membrane covering the second macroporous polymer substrate.
US11484836B2	Exhaust system comprising NOx storage catalyst and CSF An exhaust gas aftertreatment system for a diesel-engined vehicle, which system comprising a NOx Storage Catalyst (NSC) followed in a downstream direction by a Catalysed Soot Filter (CSF), wherein the CSF comprises an oxidative catalyst comprising a palladium-rich weight ratio of platinum and palladium.
US11484835B2	Process and arrangement for reducing carbon dioxide in combustion exhaust gases The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for reducing carbon dioxide in exhaust gases formed by combustion characterized by an exhaust system having a space (5) in which the exhaust gases are supplied to plant parts comprising chloroplasts with chlorophyll via means (6) for injection and an apparatus for generating and scattering of red light (7), preferably light from a laser and/or maser into the mixture of exhaust gases and plant parts, and of a grape sugar collecting device (8), and or, a collecting device (9) for water condensed from the exhaust gases.
US11484833B2	Systems and methods for concentrating a substance recovered from a gas stream Systems and methods of producing a concentrated solution from a gas stream are disclosed. The method of producing a concentrate solution includes introducing the gas stream having the contaminant into an absorption chamber, introducing a dilute liquid having the contaminant into the absorption chamber, at least one of the gas stream and the dilute liquid being at an elevated temperature, and contacting the gas stream with the dilute solution to produce a liquid-enriched gas stream and a concentrate solution. The systems for producing a concentrated solution include a source of a gas stream having a contaminant, a source of a dilute solution having the contaminant, and an absorption chamber fluidly connected to the source of the gas stream and the source of the dilute solution. The source of the dilute solution can have a subsystem for removing contaminants from the gas stream, constructed and arranged to receive the gas stream or a liquid-enriched gas and produce the dilute solution.
US11484829B1	Methods, systems, and devices for flue gas cooling for carbon capture processes A flue gas can be cooled for carbon capture purposes with the use of a gas-to-gas exchanger, using air as the cooling media, downstream of a heat recovery process, and optionally upstream of a quenching process; the use of an amine chilling process to reduce the required flue gas cooling duties upstream of the CO2 absorber; the use of a gas-to-gas exchanger, using the absorber overhead as the cooling media, downstream of a heat recovery process, and optionally upstream of the quenching process; and/or the use of a quenching process in which heated water and condensate is cooled by an external cooling loop utilizing treated flue gas condensate in an evaporative cooling process.
US11484828B2	Ambient water condenser system An ambient water condenser system is described having a condensation chamber which at least partially contains or surrounds a fluid reservoir which contains a volume or mass of an aqueous hygroscopic solution for condensing water from ambient air and a distillation process for extracting the water from the solution. The fluid reservoir has a heat source, a lower porous hydrophobic membrane, and an upper porous hydrophobic membrane. The heat source causes the hygroscopic solution near the top of reservoir to have a higher temperature which causes it to have a higher water vapor pressure, whereby the water vapor passing through the upper porous hydrophobic membrane and into the condensation chamber condenses into liquid water.
US11484825B1	Devices, systems, facilities and processes for carbon capture optimization in industrial facilities Devices, systems, and methods for carbon capture optimization in industrial facilities are disclosed herein. An example carbon capture process involves cooling a flue gas stream using at least one gas-to-air heat exchanger disposed upstream of a carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber. Another example carbon capture process involves heating a heat medium for solvent regeneration and CO2 stripping using a fired heater and/or using at least one waste heat recovery unit.
US11484823B2	Air flow conditioning device A filter assembly includes a support fame, a filter media, and a conditioning device. The filter media is coupled to the support frame. The filter media has a dirty side that receives an air stream and a clean side that outputs the air stream after having been filtered by the filter media. The conditioning device is coupled to the support frame. The conditioning device is positioned downstream of the clean side of the filter media with respect to the air stream and directly contacts the clean side of the filter media.
US11484822B2	Inlet vane device and vessel containing same A vane inlet device is provided in a vessel to receive and redistribute a fluid stream entering the vessel and to facilitate separation of liquid from the fluid stream. The vane inlet device includes a passageway bounded by a top plate and a bottom plate spaced from the top plate. First and second arrays of vanes extend between the top and bottom plates and are positioned to receive respective portions of the fluid stream flowing from an inlet end of the passageway toward an opposite end and redirecting it out opposite sides of the passageway. A spacing between the first array of vanes and the second array of vanes progressively decreases in a direction from the inlet end of the passageway toward the opposite end. A beam extends from the top plate to the bottom plate between the first and second arrays of vanes to reduce flexure of the top and bottom plates and to separate the respective portions of the fluid stream.
US11484819B2	Filter device for fluids A filter device for fluids has a filter housing (1), in which element receptacles (31) for a plurality of filter elements (33) are provided. The filter medium (35) of the filter elements (33) separates in the filter housing (1) a dirt side (5) from a clean side (7). The filter housing (1) can be opened for inserting and removing the filter elements (33). For the filter elements (33), a support basket (19) is provided, which can be inserted into the filter housing (1) and removed from the filter housing (1) and to which the filter elements (33) can be detachably fixed. The filter elements (33) have, in addition to the filter medium (35) for particle filtration, an adsorption medium (36).
US11484815B2	Froth coalescing A froth coalescing unit for a fluid delivery system for a fluid ejection system, the froth coalescing unit including a coalescing chamber including a sump, an inlet to receive froth into the coalescing chamber, the froth comprising a mixture of fluid and gas, the coalescing chamber to coalesce the fluid from the froth with the coalesced fluid collecting at least in the sump, an outlet to communicate coalesced fluid from the sump, and a fluid level sensor to provide a level over a range of levels of coalesced fluid in the coalescing chamber including in the sump.
US11484813B2	High pressure valve with two-piece stator assembly Valve with two-piece stator assembly for use with liquid chromatography or other analytical systems. A separate and removable stator plate is provided with a mounting device to provide a two-piece stator assembly. The mounting device is adapted on one side to engage and contact the stator plate, and on the other side includes a plurality of ports for fluidic connections which are in fluid communication with fluid passageways in the stator plate.
US11484801B2	Activity-factored team formation in multiplayer online gaming In various examples, the present system tracks gameplay timeframes for when a user is engaged in an instance of gameplay. The system can then determine one or more typical timeframe(s) for when the user engages in gameplay. In some embodiments, the user can access a team matching UI and request to be matched with other user accounts and/or to be presented with a list of other user accounts who might be a good match for the user, such as those associated with similar typical timeframes for gameplay. Based on the request from the user, a set of user accounts available to be matched can be ranked based, at least in part, on a similarity between gameplay timeframes associated with the user and each of the user accounts in the set of user accounts. Using the ranking, the system can generate a team of users with similar typical gameplay timeframes.
US11484800B2	Methods and systems for filtering content in reconstructions of native data of assets Methods and systems for generating incident recommendations in processed data using machine learning models. Specifically, the methods and system extract telemetry data from native game data. By reducing game data to telemetry data only, the system may reduce the amount of data that must be stored and processed. The system reconstructs game data in order to generate an incident recommendation. This reconstructed data allows for manual user review and/or understanding the context of an incident.
US11484796B1	Systems and methods for facilitating distribution of in-game instructions pertaining to an online gaming platform Systems and methods for facilitating distribution of in-game instructions pertaining to an online gaming platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: create an asset that includes and/or refers to a set of in-game instructions provided by a first user of the online gaming platform; receive a request, from a second user of the online gaming platform, for execution of the set of in-game instructions to facilitate a first transformation of one or more particular in-game assets; perform a first verification whether the second user owns the asset; and transform the one or more particular in-game assets into one or more particular transformed and/or new in-game assets in accordance with the set of in-game instructions and the request for the first transformation, responsive to the first verification verifying that the second user owns the asset.
US11484795B2	Overlaying content within live streaming video Systems and methods are provided for integrating supplemental overlay content within streaming video content that is to be broadcast to viewer devices. The overlay content to include in the streaming video content may be dynamically determined during video streaming and incorporated within individual frames of the video data, such as by a computing device of a user who is broadcasting his play of a video game or other activity, prior to the user's computing device sending those video frames (with embedded overlay content therein) to a streaming platform to be broadcast to potentially many viewers' devices.
US11484787B2	Recording medium, screen output method, screen generation method, information processing apparatus, and monitoring system of multi referee scoring with timeline display A method for causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes receiving an input operation from each of a plurality of referees in a match of a competitive game; specifying, based on the input operation, a referee who performs an input, a first input or a second input, and a plurality of players in the match; generating a first image including middle areas and small areas, the middle areas being assigned for each player of the plurality of players, the small areas being assigned to each of the plurality of referees for each of the middle areas and being provided to be arranged along a timeline indicating a progress of the match; and adding, in the first image, an index indicating the first input or the second input to a position determined by the specified player, the specified referee, and a timing related to the input operation.
US11484785B2	Input apparatus for a games console The invention provides an improved controller (110) for a games console. The invention is a games controller (110) that is intended to be held by a user in both hands in the same manner as a conventional controller (1). The controller of the invention (110) may comprise a plurality of controls (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107A, 107B, 107C, 108, 109) on the front and top of the controller (110). The controller of the present invention (10) is advantageous as it additionally comprises at least one additional controls (120, 122 located on the side walls of the controller (110) in a position to be operated by the index fingers of a user (12).
US11484780B1	Magnetic levitation magic cube A magnetic levitation magic cube includes edge blocks, corner blocks and center blocks. Inner sides of two side faces close to the corner blocks of the edge block each are provided with three magnet mounting grooves, and a magnet is mounted in each of the magnet mounting grooves. The center block includes a center block body and a center block cover. The center block cover covers and is spliced to the opening of the center block body. The center block further includes an upper magnetic disk and a lower magnetic disk. The upper magnetic disk is provided with a through-hole for fastening a central shaft of the magic cube. The lower magnetic disk is provided with a through-hole for the central shaft of the magic cube to pass through. Two repelling annular magnets are fixedly mounted in each of the upper magnetic disk and the lower magnetic disk.
US11484777B1	Wedge for billiards gully track The wedge for billiard gutter track is a mechanical structure. The wedge for billiard gutter track is configured for use with a billiard table. The billiard table further includes a plurality of pocket structures and a ball return. The wedge for billiard gutter track braces the ball return against damage from the variable loads generated by any ball selected from the plurality of balls as the selected ball rolls into the ball return.
US11484776B2	Suspension systems for an electric skateboard A self-propelled, one-wheeled vehicle may include a suspension system configured to dampen up and down motion of a board relative to the axle of a central wheel assembly when the vehicle encounters obstacles and bumps on a riding surface. Illustrative suspension systems include a shock absorber, a rocker, a pushrod, bell cranks, and/or a swingarm that couple the axle to the board. The suspension system may be disposed completely below a foot deck of the vehicle.
US11484771B2	Insertable skate outsole shim for increased attack angle An insertable skate outsole shim for increased attack angle is installable between the outsole heel of a skate and the rear post of a blade or wheel holder. The outsole shim raises the heel of the skater and postures the skater with weight forward decreasing dorsiflexion of the ankle and accommodating deeper knee bend. The outsole shim dampens vibrations and absorbs forces applied during skating. The outsole shim is producible at different sizes adapted for different skating performance. The outsole shim may be produced with an angled surface to correct for overpronation or oversupination.
US11484762B1	Training device A putting training device having the same size and feel of a standard golf ball yet adapted to exaggeratedly deviate from an expected line of action when mishit relative to a predefined line of action. The putting training device may have one or more inner cavities wherein an inner spherical object rolls along a tracked, concentric first curvature when the putting training device is struck with a putter accurately along the predefined line of action, and wherein the inner spherical object moves to a side portion of the one or more cavities upon the putting training device being mishit, resulting in the exaggerated deviation that affords the user a visual feedback they can learn from and recalibrate their future putts to.
US11484761B2	Portable magnification angle adjuster for golf putting A portable magnification angle adjuster for golf putting is proposed. More particularly, in the portable magnification angle adjuster for golf putting, the decrease of the beauty and portability of the magnification angle adjuster due to the protruding of the knob from the casing during the rotation of a knob for the rectilinear movement of a rotation weight is prevented, and the range of the engagement of threads formed to move the rotation weight is limited such that the moving distance of the rotation weight is limited. To this end, the portable magnification angle adjuster includes: a casing; an indication hand; a knob; and a dial; and a rotation weight.
US11484753B2	Walking training system, display method, and display program The walking training system includes: a treadmill; a determination unit configured to determine whether a walking of the trainee on the treadmill is an abnormal walking based on predetermined abnormal walking symptoms; a display unit configured to display a result of a determination of each of the abnormal walking symptoms; a reception unit configured receive a selection of at least one result of the determination from the results of the determinations, each of which displayed on the display unit, in which regarding pieces of advice about adjustment items for improving the abnormal walking symptoms in the result of the determination which the reception unit has received the selection, the display unit preferentially displays the pieces of advice that are common to pieces of advice about adjustment items for improving the abnormal walking symptoms in a result of another determination in which the determination unit determines the abnormal walking.
US11484750B2	Climber exercise machine Climber exercise machine comprises a frame connected to a base through a base connection, the frame pivotable about the base connection. A right handle and a left handle are connected to respective right and left sides of the frame, the right handle moving within a first range of motion, the left handle moving within a second range of motion. A right pedal and a left pedal are connected to the respective right and left sides of the frame, the right pedal moving within a third range of motion, the left pedal moving within a forth range of motion. The right handle, the left handle, the right pedal, and the left pedal movable generally in the same plane. An angle between the frame and a plane parallel to an underside of the base is adjustable while the climber exercise machine is mounted by a user.
US11484749B2	Exercise machines having adjustable elliptical striding motion An exercise machine is for performing a striding exercise motion. The exercise machine has frame; first and second pedal members; first and second foot pads on the first and second pedal members, respectively, each of the first and second foot pads being configured to move in an elliptical path during the striding exercise motion; first and second rocker arms pivotally coupled to the frame; and first and second adjustment devices configured to actively adjust and set a position of the first and second pedal members relative to the first and second rocker arms, respectively, which thereby changes a shape of the elliptical path.
US11484745B1	Weight adjustable dumbbell The present invention discloses a weight adjustable dumbbell, which includes a dumbbell assembly, a dumbbell seat and a plurality of dumbbell pieces placed on two sides of the dumbbell seat, wherein the dumbbell assembly includes a handle tube, tailstock assemblies provided on two sides of the handle tube, a fixed shaft provided throughout inside the handle tube and the tailstock assembly and two telescopic tubes symmetrically sleeved outside the fixed shaft, wherein the handle tube is rotatably connected between the two tailstock assemblies, the handle tube is a hollow tube pieces, with an inner wall thereof being provided with two guide grooves with opposite screw directions, one end of the telescopic tube close to the center of the handle tube is provided with a guide block, and the other end thereof is symmetrically provided with an anti-rotation block , the tailstock assembly includes a tailstock body.
US11484729B2	Optical relay station-based implantable sensor modules The technology disclosed can be implemented to construct devices with an array of optical elements to provide power to stimulate a biological process in a nerve system in living objects, and to provide patterned light outputs from the array of optical elements to indicate a corresponding electrical pattern monitored from the biological process in the nerve system. In one aspect a nerve stimulator apparatus is disclosed including a plurality of optical to electrical transducers arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein each of the plurality of optical to electrical transducers is configured to convert light to an electrical signal; a plurality of electrodes, each electrode associated with one or more associated optical to electrical transducers; and a plurality of electrical interconnects to connect each of the plurality of electrodes to the one or more associated optical transducers. In another aspect nerve sensor apparatus is disclosed including a plurality of optical to electrical transducers; a plurality of optical sources; a plurality of electrodes, each electrode associated with one or more optical to electrical transducers, each optical source configured to modulate light output according to a voltage at one of the plurality of electrodes; and a plurality of electrical interconnects.
US11484727B2	Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field In methods for treating a patient, a time varying magnetic field is applied to a patient's body and causes a muscle contraction. The time-varying magnetic field may be monophasic, biphasic, polyphasic and/or static. The method may reduce adipose tissue, improve metabolism, blood and/or lymph circulation. The method may use combinations of treatments to enhance the visual appearance of the patient.
US11484724B2	Methods and devices for tissue treatment using mechanical stimulation and electromagnetic field Devices and methods for tissue treatment produce a mechanical stimulation therapy and electromagnetic field therapy. The mechanical stimulation therapy provides stimulation of blood circulation and stimulates treated cells. The electromagnetic field enables thermal treatment of tissue. Combination of both therapies improves soft tissue treatment, mainly connective tissue in the skin area and fat reduction.
US11484719B2	Electrical stimulation rate modulation for communication of data values in a medical device system An implantable medical device is configured determine a numerical value of a variable that is monitored by the implantable medical device and convert the numerical value to a data sequence of modulated electrical stimulation rate intervals. The implantable medical device delivers electrical stimulation pulses according to the data sequence of modulated stimulation rate intervals to cause a modulated rate of activation of excitable tissue of a patient corresponding to the modulated stimulation rate intervals. The modulated rate of activation is detectable by a rate monitor for demodulation to the numerical value of the monitored variable data value. In some examples, the implantable medical device is a pacemaker delivering cardiac pacing pulses according to modulated pacing rate intervals to cause a modulated heart rate of the patient detectable by a heart rate monitor for demodulation to the numerical value of the monitored variable.
US11484718B2	Multimode ICD system comprising phased array amplifiers to treat and manage CRT, CHF, and PVC disorders using ventricle level-shifting therapy to minimize VT/VF and SCA An ICD multimode system comprises a microcontroller or FPGA having a memory, a differentially driven phased array amplifier, one or more sensors, and a wireless transmitter/receiver. Based upon sensor data and demand criteria programmed into the memory, the system provides late systolic impulse (LSI) therapy to treat congestive heart failure (CHF) and ventricle level-shifting (VLS) therapy to block unwanted PVCs to prevent VT or VF dynamically and use a phased array amplifier therapy to accurately manage CRT. An external echocardiogram and ultrasound system adjusts the therapies administered based upon sensor and demand data in real time to allow a patient's heart to function at a level of improved performance and increase ejection fraction EF.
US11484713B2	In-ear electrode assembly for non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation Disclosed herein are an electrode assembly, an in-ear headphone, an in-ear headphone pair, and an electrode pair assembly, each for non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation. Each of the foregoing items includes a first electrode and a second electrode. An electrode assembly configured for insertion into an ear of a user includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a shim positioned therebetween. An in-ear headphone or headphone pair may include the electrode assembly with a housing and a waveform generator. An electrode pair assembly may include a first electrode configured for insertion into a first ear of a user, and a second electrode configured for insertion into a second ear of the user. Certain embodiments further include audio components positioned within a housing of at least one in-ear headphone to deliver audio stimulation through a central channel of a first electrode or second electrode, respectively.
US11484712B2	Wearable stochastic galvanic stimulation device The present invention provides in part wearable devices for balance control. The wearable devices are capable of non-invasively monitoring and stimulating the wearer's vestibular system such that it produces postural responses. The wearable devices deliver low levels of electrical current to the vestibular system of a user to maintain balance. In one example, the wearable device is in the form of a pair of glasses.
US11484711B2	Stereo-thermo-lesioning to treat a patient's neurological condition This disclosure relates to using stereo-thermo-lesioning (STL) to create lesions at one or more locations in the patient's nervous system at the patient's bedside without general anesthesia. A method that uses STL to treat a patient's neurological condition includes: using a plurality of stereotactically-implanted thermo-coupled multi-contact electrodes to record conduction data within a predetermined theoretical zone of activity within the patient's neurological tissue; detecting abnormal neurological activity of a neurological condition within the conduction data and localize a portion of the predetermined theoretical zone of activity that is responsible for a primary organization of the abnormal neurological activity; creating a lesion at the portion of the predetermined theoretical zone of activity that is responsible for a primary organization of the abnormal neurological activity using at least one contact of the plurality of thermo-coupled multi-contact electrodes.
US11484708B2	Methods and devices for surgical pre-treatment An apparatus includes multiple first reservoirs and multiple second reservoirs joined with a substrate. Selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs include a reducing agent, and first reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs are proximate to a first substrate surface. Selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs include an oxidizing agent, and second reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs are proximate to the first substrate surface.
US11484706B2	Disc therapy Apparatus is provided for treating an intervertebral disc of a subject, the apparatus including: at least one intra-pulposus exposed electrode surface, which is configured to be implanted in a nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc; and one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces, which are configured to be implanted outside the nucleus pulposus, in electrical communication with the intervertebral disc. Control circuitry is electrically coupled to the at least one intra-pulposus exposed electrode surface and one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces. The control circuitry is configured to drive fluid and introduce nutritional substances into the intervertebral disc, by applying a voltage between the at least one intra-pulposus exposed electrode surface and the one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces. Other embodiments are also described.
US11484702B2	Electrode assemblies for treating adult and pediatric patients This document describes an electrode assembly for use with a defibrillator, the electrode assembly comprising at least one electrode including a first surface that can be affixed to either of a pediatric patient and an adult patient and a second surface, wherein a majority of the second surface includes pictorial instructions related to use of the electrode assembly; and a chest compression sensor attached to the at least one electrode, wherein the at least one electrode is configured to be used on an adult patient when the electrode assembly is in a first orientation, and wherein the at least one electrode is configured to be used on a pediatric patient when the electrode assembly is in a second orientation.
US11484701B2	Vena-caval occlusion element Apparatus and methods are described including a catheter, a first pump disposed on the catheter, and a second pump disposed on the catheter, proximally to the first pump. A control unit is configured to control activation of the first and second pumps. The first and second pumps are configured, when activated, to pump fluid in opposite directions from one another. Other applications are also described.
US11484698B2	Circulatory support device A circulatory support device includes a flexible cannula having a fluid outlet at a proximal end; and a pump assembly disposed at a distal end of the flexible cannula. The pump assembly includes a pump housing having a fluid inlet defined therein; a motor disposed within a distal end of the housing; and an impeller, driven to rotate by the motor, and configured to push blood toward the fluid outlet.
US11484693B2	Expandable devices and methods for treating a nasal or sinus condition Described here are expandable devices and methods for using them. The devices generally comprise a hub and a plurality of legs extending therefrom. In some variations, the hub may comprise one or more domed portions, tapered portions, or the like. The legs may comprise one or more straight segments, one or more curved segments, or a combination thereof. The devices may comprise one or more polymers, and/or one or more portions of the device may be configured to biodegrade. In other variations, the device may be configured to release one or more drugs therefrom. Additionally, in some variations the devices may be configured to be self-expandable from a low-profile configuration to an expanded configuration.
US11484690B2	Torqueable steerable sheaths A steerable sheath includes an inner liner extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the steerable sheath. The inner liner includes a non-deflectable portion and a deflectable portion. The steerable sheath includes a first pull wire positioned along a first helical path around the circumference of the inner liner from a proximal end to a distal end of the non-deflectable portion of the inner liner and along a first straight path from a proximal end of the deflectable portion to a distal end of the deflectable portion. The steerable sheath includes a second pull wire positioned along a second helical path around the circumference of the inner liner from the proximal end to the distal end of the non-deflectable portion and along a second straight path from the proximal end of the deflectable portion to the distal end of the deflectable portion.
US11484685B2	Robotic control using profiles Techniques for robotic control using profiles are disclosed. Cognitive state data for an individual is obtained. A cognitive state profile for the individual is learned using the cognitive state data that was obtained. Further cognitive state data for the individual is collected. The further cognitive state data is compared with the cognitive state profile. Stimuli are provided by a robot to the individual based on the comparing. The robot can be a smart toy. The cognitive state data can include facial image data for the individual. The further cognitive state data can include audio data for the individual. The audio data can be voice data. The voice data augments the cognitive state data. Cognitive state data for the individual is obtained using another robot. The cognitive state profile is updated based on input from either of the robots.
US11484683B2	Patient valve for ventilating a patient with a ventilator A patient valve for ventilating a patient with a ventilator, including a first valve element having at least one connection, wherein the at least one connection is oriented with the central axis thereof at an angle deviating from the vertical position in relation to the patient valve central axis, such that a shortened patient valve having a reduced dead space volume is supported.
US11484679B2	Respiratory mask connector and respiratory mask A respiratory mask connector and a respiratory mask. The respiratory mask connector is configured to connect a frame to a connection pipe. The respiratory mask connector has a connection face and a spherical face, the connection face being configured to be connected to the frame, and the spherical face being configured to be in ball-socket connection with a pipe head of the connection pipe. The connection face and the spherical face are respectively configured as either the outer wall surface of the respiratory mask connector or the inner wall surface of the respiratory mask connector. The respiratory mask connector can be used for a respiratory mask.
US11484670B2	Laminar evaporator The disclosure relates to a laminar evaporator including an electrical resistance heating element for pulse heating and evaporation of an inhalationally receivable material distributed or distributable on the heating element surface by an electric heating current flowing or flowable in a laminar manner with at least two electrical contacts or poles for introducing the heating current into the resistance heating element, wherein the resistance heating element has at least one slot-shaped recess constricting lines of flux of an original electric field forming or formable between the at least two electrical contacts or poles and comprises a porous structure having a porosity of 70% or greater holding or capable of holding the material.
US11484668B2	Heat units using a solid fuel capable of undergoing an exothermic metal oxidation-reduction reaction propagated without an igniter A heating unit comprising an electrically conductive substrate. A solid fuel layer comprising a metal reducing agent, a metal containing oxidizing agent and a binder is coated on a surface of the substrate, the solid fuel layer having a solid fuel surface spaced from the substrate. A first electrode coupled to the substrate. A second electrode coupled to the solid fuel surface. A power supply is configured to be selectively coupled to the first and second electrodes to provide a voltage between the metallic substrate and the solid fuel surface. The voltage acts to propagate an exothermic metal oxidation-reduction reaction without the use of an igniter.
US11484667B2	Medicament delivery device The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing, a biased medicament delivery member guard arranged movable in relation to the housing from a proximally extended position to a retracted position, a power pack comprising a plunger rod and a force element arranged to act on said plunger rod, which power pack is actuated by a release clip movable in relation to the housing and arranged to said plunger rod for releasably holding said plunger rod with the force element in a tensioned state; a rotator rotatably arranged inside said housing, which rotator is arranged with a guide element and a medicament delivery member guard lock element on its outer surface, wherein said medicament delivery member guard is arranged with release clip activation elements operably arranged to act on said release clip for releasing said plunger rod, and wherein said medicament delivery member guard is further arranged with a rotator activator element arranged to cooperate with said guide element for turning said rotator, upon movement of said medicament delivery member guard to the retracted position, and wherein, upon movement of said medicament delivery member guard back to the extended position, said rotator activator element will engage said medicament delivery member guard lock element and lock said medicament delivery member guard in a shielding position after removal of said medicament delivery device from a medicament delivery site.
US11484660B2	Force actuated injection device A force actuated injection device including a body adapted to contain medication, a grip slidably disposed over the body, a lock disposed between the body and the grip, the lock when locked preventing movement of the grip relative to the body and when unlocked permitting movement of the grip relative to the body, a needle guard retractable relative to the body, a biasing member biasing the needle guard away from the body, and a resistance band disposed between the body and the needle guard adapted to resist initial needle guard retraction relative to the body, wherein force on the needle guard exceeding a predetermined amount overcomes a frictional force of the resistance band allowing the needle guard to retract relative to the body to unlock the grip relative to the body such that movement of the grip relative to the body causes medication to be delivered from the body.
US11484658B2	Pen type drug injection device with absolute angular dose encoder mechanism A drug delivery device comprising: a housing; a cylindrical member rotatably supported within the housing; and a plurality of sensors; wherein: the outer surface of the cylindrical member is provided with a single track, the track forming an encoder and having a plurality of first track segments and a plurality of second track segments arranged along the length of the track which are respectively capable of inducing first and second responses in the sensors; and in each rotational position of the cylindrical member relative to the housing at least one different first track segment is capable of inducing a first response in at least one said sensor, thereby enabling the rotational position of the cylindrical member relative to the housing to be determined.
US11484657B2	Intelligent medication delivery systems and methods Systems, devices, and techniques are disclosed for administering and tracking medicine to patients and providing health management capabilities for patients and caregivers. In some aspects, a system includes an injection pen device including a dose setting mechanism, a dispensing mechanism, and an electronics unit to generate dose data associated with a dispensing event of a dose of the medicine dispensed from the injection pen device and time data associated with the dispensing event; a mobile device in wireless communication to receive and process the dose data; and a software application configured to determine a recommended dose based on health data and contextual data associated with a user of the injection pen device, the software application including a learning dose calculator module to adaptively calculate the recommended dose of the medicine based on time-relevant and circumstances-relevant data specific to the user of the injection pen device.
US11484649B2	Valve assembly for drug delivery device A valve assembly for a drug delivery device includes a valve housing having a first side and a second side positioned opposite from the first side, a cannula having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end, a pierce plate having a body and a piercing member extending from the body, with the body defining a coiled elongate member, and a valve boot connected to the valve housing and defining an interior space. The valve boot is configured to move from a pre-use position where the first end of the cannula and the piercing member of the pierce plate are received within the interior space to a use position where the piercing member of the pierce plate and the first end of the cannula extend outside of the valve boot and the interior space.
US11484648B2	Drug delivery device with container access system and related method of assembly Drug delivery devices and related methods of assembly are disclosed. The drug delivery device may include a container including a wall with an interior surface and a seal member with an end surface. The interior surface of the wall and the end surface of the seal member may define a reservoir filled with a drug. A fluid pathway assembly may be connected to the container and include an overmold member that covers a length of a container access needle and which defines an enclosed space with the seal member. The overmold member may be moveable relative to the seal member to carry the container access needle between a storage position, where a point of the container access needle is disposed exterior to the reservoir, and a delivery position, where the point extends through the end surface of the seal member into the reservoir.
US11484647B2	Medicinal liquid injection port and medicinal liquid injection device There is provided a medicinal liquid injection port to be implanted subcutaneously. A housing main body is provided with a medicinal liquid storage portion therein, an opening portion that opens the medicinal liquid storage portion, and a discharge hole that communicates with the medicinal liquid storage portion and configured to be connected with a tube. A septum attached to the opening portion of the housing main body and provided with a puncturable region that can be punctured with a puncture needle. A contrast portion is disposed in the septum over a thickness direction of the septum so as to detect the puncturable region of the septum with the ultrasonic wave. The contrast portion is provided in the septum within a thickness region of the septum and all of the contrast portion is positioned at an inner side of the septum in the thickness direction of the septum.
US11484646B1	Sealing systems for a reservoir of an on-body injector An on-body injector includes a drug reservoir having an outlet. First and second pistons may be positioned within the reservoir, with the second piston first being moved to open the outlet, followed by the first piston being moved to convey a drug from the reservoir via the outlet. The reservoir may instead include a cover, with a valve positioned between the outlet and the cover. The valve is rotated to place a channel of the valve in fluid communication with a through-hole of the cover, allowing flow from the reservoir via the outlet. The reservoir may instead include a valve movable from a condition in which it deforms the outlet, preventing flow through the outlet, to a condition allowing flow. The reservoir may instead include a seal that is deformed by an increase in pressure within the reservoir, with the deformed seal being open to allow flow through the outlet.
US11484643B2	Ambulatory infusion devices and filter assemblies for use with same An ambulatory infusing device including a housing, a reservoir defining an interior volume, a wall associated with the housing and having an inner surface that faces into the reservoir interior volume, and a filter assembly. The filter assembly may include a filter assembly housing with a housing filter portion having a free end associated with the inner surface of the wall and a filter supporting volume that extends to the free end of the housing filter portion, and a filter located within the filter supporting volume that extends to at least the free end of the housing filter portion.
US11484635B2	Display apparatus of a medical treatment device A display device of a dialysis machine for displaying various parameters containing a quantity of patient-related treatment parameters and a quantity of clinic-related CIS parameters. The display device has one display and an input unit to individually modify the quantity of patient-related treatment parameters or the quantity of clinic-related CIS parameters. The display includes a display area divided into a first display panel and a second display panel. The display can be switched to a treatment configuration in which the quantity of patient-related treatment parameters is displayed exclusively in the first display panel and the quantity of clinic-related CIS parameters is displayed exclusively in the second display panel. The display can also be switched to a CIS configuration in which the quantity of patient-related treatment parameters is displayed exclusively in the second display panel and the quantity of clinic-related CIS parameters is displayed exclusively in the first display panel.
US11484633B1	Multi-stage blood warming system that enables field delivery of heated blood A multi-stage system for warming blood that enables safe and rapid blood transfusions in the field. The first stage of the system is a rapid blood warming device that heats blood quickly from cold storage to body temperature. This stage may use a high-energy power source, such as AC power, that is available in a facility such as a hospital. The second stage is a portable heated blood transport device into which heated blood bags are placed for transportation to a patient. This device keeps the blood bags warm using battery power. Because blood bags are pre-heated with the rapid warming device, the transport device can be lightweight and portable. An optional third stage is a transfusion temperature regulating device that boosts the final temperature of blood just before it enters the patient. All three devices may have sensors and controllers that maintain blood temperature within desired ranges.
US11484632B2	Colon cleaning devices and methods There is provided a colon cleaning device comprising: a tube through which liquid and fecal matter are removed from a colon of a patient, the tube having a longitudinal axis; a cleaning head positioned at the distal end of the tube, the cleaning head having at least one opening coaxial with the longitudinal axis, the at least one opening sized for fecal matter to enter the interior of the cleaning head from the colon; at least one disassembly element disposed within the cleaning head; and an actuating mechanism which actuates the disassembly element to perform sweeping displacement inside the cleaning head so that the at least one disassembly element rotates around the longitudinal axis to slice through the fecal matter; wherein the cleaning head and the tube are sized and shaped to be displaced along the colon of a patient.
US11484623B2	Dry pad comprising thrombin and pectin The present invention is directed to a dry pad comprising pectin, a divalent cation and thrombin and to its preparation. Preferably, the density of pectin in the dry pad of the invention ranges from about equal to or higher than 1% to lower than 7% (w/v). The pad according to the invention comprises pectin having a low methoxyl content.
US11484621B2	Catalyst structure for ozone decomposition Provided are a catalyst structure for ozone decomposition including a support containing a porous inorganic material, and an α-MnO2 catalyst located on at least a portion of inner pores and a surface of the support, an air-cleaning method using the same, and an air-cleaning device and an air-cleaning system each including the catalyst structure for ozone decomposition.
US11484620B2	Airborne pathogen extraction system An airborne pathogen extraction system that provides for continuous airborne pathogen particle extraction from a specifically targeted area in a room or a specifically targeted area proximate to a user. The pathogenic particles are filtered and/or disinfected before the air is returned proximate to the originating location, or are directed an area away from the user(s). The airborne pathogen extraction systems and methods lower the chances of contagion or infection from airborne pathogens, such as viruses.
US11484619B2	Multi stage disinfecting air cleaner A portable air filtration apparatus capable of rapid and efficient room air turnover and recirculation of filtered and decontaminated air with eradication of both microorganisms and biological agents. The invention relates to a compact device that can be used in ultra-clean air purification using a multi stage electrostatic precipitation and air filtration with disinfection and eradication of both microorganisms and biological agents by the application of ultraviolet light radiation. It can be used in any application where space, lower cost or ultra-fine particulate filtering is needed; such as in clean rooms and surgical suites. The device is extremely efficient for purifying contaminated air from entrained dust and organic substances without using chemicals and physical filters, and it is hygienic and fireproof. The device including its multi stage electrostatic precipitator with the filter, connecting, releasing tubes and the fan is easy to clean and can be portable.
US11484613B2	Technologies for sanitizing medical devices Technologies for sanitizing medical devices are described. In particular, sanitizing systems, components of sanitizing systems, and methods for sanitizing medical devices such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment are described. In embodiments, the sanitizing systems include a sanitizing gas generator and a base including at least one exhaust port and a filter.
US11484607B2	PSMA-targeted NIR dyes and their uses The present disclosure relates to prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeted compounds conjugated to near-infra red (NIR) dyes and methods for their therapeutic and diagnostic use. More specifically, this disclosure provides compounds and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases associated with cells and/or vasculature expressing prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA), such as prostate cancer and related diseases. The disclosure further describes methods and compositions for making and using the compounds, methods incorporating the compounds, and kits incorporating the compounds.
US11484606B2	Pyrrolobenzodiazepine-antibody conjugates The present disclosure relates to pyrrolobenzodiazepines (PBDs) having a labile C2 or N10 protecting group in the form of a linker to an antibody.
US11484605B2	Cysteine modified antibody-drug conjugate and preparation method thereof By inserting cysteine (C) into a heavy chain and/or a light chain of a target antibody at specific insertion site, and performing a site-specific conjugation through a free thiol group (—SH) from the site-specific inserted cysteine and a linker conjugated with a highly potent small molecule cytotoxin, a cysteine modified antibody-drug conjugate with good homogeneity is provided. The specific insertion sites of cysteine are position 205 and/or position 206 (Kabat numbering scheme) of the light chain of the antibody, and/or position 439 (Kabat numbering scheme) of the heavy chain.
US11484603B2	Methods, systems, and compositions for inhibiting virulence of A/E family pathogens The present invention features methods, systems, and compositions for inhibiting function of EspZ or an EspZ equivalent, and for inhibiting or reducing virulence of pathogens that utilize EspZ or EspZ equivalent, such as those pathogens that belong to the attaching-effacing (A/E) family. The methods may feature the use of an inhibitor peptide that targets at least a portion of EspZ, such as one of the transmembrane domains. In certain embodiments, the inhibitor peptide disrupts proper dimerization or oligomerization of EspZ.
US11484600B2	Intermediate drug with synergistic anticancer activity and polyethylene glycol-coupled synergistic anticancer drug, and preparation method therefor and use thereof Disclosed are an intermediate drug having synergistic anticancer activity and a polyethylene glycol-coupled synergistic anticancer drug, and a method preparing therefor and use thereof. The intermediate drug has the general structural formula of (I), and the polyethylene glycol-coupled synergistic anticancer drug has the general structural formula of (II). The drugs achieve the combined medication of various anticancer drugs and avoid the toxic reaction caused by the interaction among the drugs or by the pharmacokinetics of the drugs when taking various anticancer drugs, facilitate overcoming the multidrug resistance of cancers, have a synergistic effect, and can be used for preparing anticancer medicaments and for treating cancers.
US11484599B2	Polymer conjugate vaccines Monomers and copolymers are provided that both target antigen presenting cells (APCs) and activate toll-like receptor (TLR) on the APCs. In some embodiments, compositions and methods involve a polymer that targets the mannose receptor on APCs, in addition to activating a TLR. These can then be conjugated to protein antigens to efficiently target antigens to DCs and simultaneously induce the up-regulation of co-stimulatory molecules that are essential for effective T cell activation. This copolymer is a more efficient activator of DCs, as measured by the surface expression of co-stimulatory molecules and the release of proinflammatory cytokines, than the monomeric form the TLR agonist used in the polymer formulation. Aspects of the disclosure relate to novel compounds, methods, and compositions for treating diseases using the compounds, copolymers, and compositions described herein.
US11484597B2	Therapeutic conjugates This disclosure generally relates to therapeutic conjugates that covalently bind to a biological target. Methods of administering the compositions to a subject in need thereof are also provided herein.
US11484595B2	Carrier molecule compositions and related methods A carrier molecule composition. Specific implementations may include: a carrier molecule including at least one cell penetrating peptide (CPP) where the carrier molecule may include at least one hydrophobic domain and where the carrier is non-covalently associated with a biologically active molecule in one of a micelle and a liposome.
US11484592B2	Combination therapy using REIC/Dkk-3 gene and a checkpoint inhibitor An object of the present invention is to provide a method of treating cancer using a checkpoint inhibitor in combination with REIC/Dkk-3 gene. The present invention is a combination pharmaceutical kit for treating cancer comprising REIC/Dkk-3 in combination with a check point inhibitor and a method for treating cancer by administering REIC/Dkk-3 gene and a check point inhibitor to a cancer patient.
US11484590B2	Human cytomegalovirus RNA vaccines The disclosure describes HCMV ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccines, as well as methods of using the vaccines and compositions comprising the vaccines.
US11484581B2	Method to create personalized canine cancer vaccines Provided herein, are methods of treating cancer in dogs using personalized cancer vaccines comprising peptides having frameshift mutations caused by errors in transcription and splicing of an mRNA.
US11484580B2	Topical ocular preparation of botulinum toxin for use in ocular surface disease A composition of botulinum toxin is claimed which can penetrate into the ocular surface inclusive of a penetration through a conjunctiva, cornea, and other structures. This composition allows for a maximal penetration of a topical preparation of botulinum toxin which serves to reduce the need for frequent allergy drops for the treatment of ocular surface disease and other conditions causing ocular surface inflammation or deep ocular inflammation. No puncture of the needle is necessary for the administration. Herein describes a novel composition using several principles based on composition, method of application, which enhances the effectiveness of the penetration.
US11484574B2	Polyelectrolyte complexes for delivery of agents to the CNS The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the delivery of agents to a subject, particularly to the central nervous system (CNS).
US11484571B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing beta-2 microglobulin and methods of treating autoimmune diseases A pharmaceutical product containing β2-microglobulin or a functional variant thereof as an active ingredient in the form of liposomes is provided. The product can increase the concentration of β2-microglobulin in the blood, and can also restore a normal HC/β2-microglobulin molar ratio within membrane MHC-I complexes, or prevent a β2-microglobulin deficit from occurring in the MHC-I complexes, of patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. Methods of treating patients with the pharmaceutical product are also presented.
US11484568B2	Anthelmintic compositions and methods Compositions and methods for treating or reducing the severity or likelihood of occurrence of a parasitic worm or helminth infection in a subject are described. The methods include administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a killed or inactivated recombinant bacterium expressing a crystal protein such as a Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein (Cry) in the cytosol of the bacterium. The crystal proteins may be full length, truncated, variant, or sub-variant Cry proteins. Examples of crystal proteins include Cry5B, Cry21, Cry14A, Cry6A, and Cry13A. The recombinant bacteria may be treated with an anti-microbial agent before or during administration to a subject.
US11484567B2	Use of immune suppressive domains as medicaments The present invention concerns uses of immune suppressive domains. In particular, the present invention concerns a use of an immune suppressive domain (ISD) for immune suppression and for reduction of inflammation.
US11484566B2	Cyclosporine formulations for use in the treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) The present invention relates to a composition comprising cyclosporine A (CsA) for use in the prevention of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) in a double lung transplanted patient, or for the treatment of BOS or for the prevention or delay of the progression of BOS in a double lung transplanted patient being diagnosed with BOS, wherein the composition is administered to said patient by inhalation of said composition in aerosolized form comprising a therapeutically effective dose of cyclosporine A.
US11484564B2	Adhesion prevention material The purpose of the present invention is to provide an adhesion prevention material capable of exhibiting excellent adhesion preventive effect. This adhesion prevention material concurrently uses: (A) a peptide (A-1) having an amino acid sequence-(X-Pro-Y)n-[wherein X represents an arbitrary defined amino acid, Pro represents proline, Y represents hydroxyproline or proline, and n is an integer between 1 and 10] and/or a peptide (A-2) having an amino acid sequence-(Pro-Y)m-[wherein Pro represents proline, Y represents hydroxyproline or proline, and m is an integer between 1-10]; and (B) a gelatin gel. This adhesion prevention material exhibits a dramatically enhanced adhesion preventive effect as compared with the case where the abovementioned components are used individually, and in particular, has a markedly superior effect against adhesion of tendons.
US11484561B2	Morus extracts rich in N-acids of imino sugars and or pipecolic acids This invention relates to extracts rich in N-acids of imino sugars (as opposed to neutral and basic imino sugars) and/or pipecolic acids obtainable from the plant leaves of mulberry (Morus). The extracts have been shown to have enzymatic activities making extracts rich in these compounds, and the compounds isolated from these extracts, to be good candidates for use in the treatment of diseases, particularly, but not exclusively, metabolic disorders, such as, for example, diabetes.
US11484557B2	Human-derived Lactobacillus fermentum MG4231 or Lactobacillus fermentum MG4244 strain having anti-obesity activity, and composition comprising same The present invention relates to: human-derived Lactobacillus fermentum MG4231 or Lactobacillus fermentum MG4244; and a pharmaceutical composition, a food composition, a quasi-drug composition and a health functional food for preventing or treating obesity-related diseases, all of which include the same as an active ingredient. A Lactobacillus fermentum MG4231 strain or MG4244 strain of the present invention exhibits an anti-obesity activity for inhibiting a lipase enzyme activity, inhibiting preadipocyte differentiation and inhibiting triglyceride accumulation, has an excellent ability to form colonies on the epithelial cells of a digestive tract by means of an excellent auto-aggregation ability, and has resistance to acid and bile, thereby being variously usable as a pharmaceutical composition, a food composition, a quasi-drug composition and a health functional food for the purpose of treating and preventing obesity-related diseases.
US11484555B2	Bacterial secretome for use in the treatment of skin lesions The present invention relates to a novel use of a bacterial secretome in the field of the treatment of skin lesions and more particularly of wound healing. The invention also relates to cosmetic or dermatological compositions comprising such a bacterial secretome as active agent.
US11484550B2	Pharmaceutical composition for improving health, cure abnormalities and degenerative disease, achieve anti-aging effect of therapy and therapeutic effect on mammals and method thereof A pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is used for improving health, cure abnormalities and degenerative disease; achieve anti-aging effect of therapy and therapeutic effect on mammals. The pharmaceutical composition includes a pharmaceutical carrier and an isotope selective ingredient including at least one of a chemical element and a chemical compound containing the chemical element whereby isotope distribution in the at least one of the chemical element and the chemical compound containing the chemical element is different from natural distribution of at least one of isotopes wherein the part of selected isotope of the chemical element ranges from 0 to 100%. A method of the present invention uses the inventive pharmaceutical composition to improve health, cure abnormalities and degenerative disease and achieve therapeutic effect on mammals.
US11484549B2	Compositions and methods for treating biofilms without inducing antimicrobial resistance Disinfecting compositions containing hypochlorous acid and acetic acid are useful for treating biofilms in or on tissue, including biofilms related to wounds or other skin trauma. The compositions are useful for treating a variety of types of tissue, both on the surface on beneath the surface of tissue. Compositions are provided for treating biofilms without inducing antimicrobial resistance.
US11484548B2	Substituted phenyl boronic acid containing polymers and methods of use The disclosure relates to cationic polymers functionalized with substituted phenylboronic acid groups and to methods of using the same to treat metabolic and gastrointestinal disorders.
US11484546B2	Nucleic acid molecule for reduction of PAPD5 and PAPD7 mRNA for treating hepatitis B infection The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules that are complementary to both PAP associated domain containing 5 (PAPD5) and PAP associated domain containing 7 (PAPD7), leading to inhibition of the expression of both PAPD5 and PAPD7 when using a single nucleic acid molecule. The invention also provides for PAPD5 and PAPD7 specific nucleic acid molecules for use in treating and/or preventing a HBV infection, in particular a chronic HBV infection. Also comprised in the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a HBV infection.
US11484545B2	Compounds and methods for treating neurological and cardiovascular conditions The present invention relates to compounds and methods of use thereof for treatment of certain disorders and conditions, for example brain injuries such as stroke or traumatic brain injuries.
US11484541B2	Nutraceutical composition for the activation of sirtuins with anti-aging/reverse-aging effect Nutraceutical composition for the activation of sirtuins in humans, the composition including from 10% by weight to 15% by weight of honokiol; from 12% by weight to 40% by weight of pterostilbene; from 22% by weight to 32% by weight of polydatin; from 25% by weight to 40% by weight of ellagic acid and from 1.5% by weight to 3% by weight of a mixture of zinc, seleniun, chromium and nicotinamide, the composition promoting the inhibition of cell degradation and aging phenomena.
US11484538B2	Bromfenac, prednisolone, and moxifloxacin compositions and methods Provided here are new ophthalmologically suitable pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of moxifloxacin, prednisolone, and bromfenac. In aspects, the compositions are suspensions that include a suspension component comprising one or more suspension agents. In aspects, the suspension component includes an ionic suspension agent. In aspects, the composition also or alternatively comprises a non-ionic surfactant, non-ionic suspension agent, or both, or an agent that provides both functions. In aspects, such compositions further comprise an effective amount of a chelating agent/component. Further described are related compositions and methods of making and using such compositions, e.g., in the treatment of eye infections.
US11484534B2	Methods for treating HCV The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the treatment comprises administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents to a subject with HCV infection, wherein the treatment lasts for 12 weeks and does not include administration of either interferon or ribavirin, and said at least two direct acting antiviral agents comprise (a) Compound 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) Compound 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11484530B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the PPAR agonist INT-131 and Nrf2 activators The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising PPAR agonists and Nrf2 activators and methods of using combinations of PPAR agonists and Nrf2 activators for treating diseases such as psoriasis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and arthritis.
US11484528B2	Long-acting injectable formulations comprising an isoxazoline active agent, methods and uses thereof This invention relates to long-acting injectable formulations for combating parasites in animals, comprising at least one isoxazoline active agent, a poloxamer, and a co-solvent. This invention also provides for improved methods for eradicating, controlling, and preventing parasite infections and infestations in an animal comprising administering the long-acting injectable formulations of the invention to the animal in need thereof.
US11484527B2	Opioid receptor modulator dosage formulations Abuse deterrent solid dosage formulations containing 5-({[2-Amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-propionyl]-[1-(4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-ethyl]-amino}-methyl)-2-methoxy-benzoic acid, and processes for the preparation and administration of these formulations.
US11484525B2	Mu opioid receptor modulators Described herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for modulating mu opioid receptor activity.
US11484513B2	Salbutamol-containing ophthalmic medicament The invention relates to a medicament, the active principle of which is Salbutamol. It can be applied to the prevention and/or treatment of eye diseases or disorders, especially of Ametropia (myopia, Presbyopia), hereditary dystrophies of the retina, glaucoma, cataract, Keratoconus, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, orbital and ocular inflammation (optic neuritis, uveitis), vitreo retinal proliferation or fibrosis, conjunctivitis, dry eye and all the ophthalmic diseases or disorders including a decrease of visual function.
US11484511B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising THA as effective ingredient for treatment of prostate cancer The present invention relates to a composition comprising 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone (THA) as an effective ingredient for prevention or treatment of prostate cancer. THA in the present invention is a main ingredient of Curcuma comosa. The composition of the present invention effectively inhibits the growth of prostate cancer by regulating in particular the activity of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) and thus is expected to find useful applications in use in the prevention, alleviation, and treatment of prostate cancer in future.
US11484508B2	Dissolved C60 and method of producing dissolved C60 A method of dissolving C60 molecules including combining C60 molecules with a limonene composition to form a C60 mixture, and heating the C60 mixture to a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time period to dissolve the C60 molecules into the limonene composition to form a dissolved C60 mixture. The dissolved C60 mixture is homogenous and includes at least 16.67 mg of the dissolved C60 molecules per milliliter of the limonene composition.
US11484507B2	Polymeric nanoparticles providing nucleic acids encoding TNF-α The present invention relates to polymeric nanoparticles comprising a cytokine or a nucleic acid encoding for a cytokine, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods for treating certain diseases comprising administering these polymeric nanoparticles to a subject in need thereof.
US11484504B2	Method for producing a drug delivery system The present invention relates to a method for producing a drug delivery system. The method comprises the steps of screen-printing a base paste, and curing the base paste. Furthermore, the method comprises the steps of screen-printing a first paste separate to the base paste, and curing the first paste.
US11484503B2	Tablet comprising separate binder and erythritol The invention relates to an oral delivery vehicle tablet, the delivery vehicle tablet being formed by compression of a plurality of particles, wherein the oral delivery vehicle tablet comprises sugar alcohol(s) in an amount of 40 to 99.9% by weight of the delivery vehicle tablet, wherein the oral delivery vehicle tablet comprises non-direct compressible (non-DC) erythritol particles in an amount of 15-50% by weight of the delivery vehicle tablet, wherein the oral delivery vehicle tablet comprises one or more binders other than binders granulated to the sugar alcohol(s) in an amount of 0.1 to 6% by weight of the tablet, wherein the delivery vehicle tablet comprises a plurality of further sugar alcohol particles in an amount of at least 10% by weight of the delivery vehicle tablet and wherein said further sugar alcohols particles have a composition which is different from said non-DC erythritol.
US11484499B2	Pharmaceutical formulations of PEGylated liposomes and blood coagulation factors The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for subcutaneous administration comprising a blood factor and a colloidal particle comprising about 0.5 to 20 mole percent of an amphipathic lipid derivatized with a biocompatible hydrophilic polymer, wherein the blood factor is not encapsulated in said colloidal particle.
US11484493B2	Transdermal delivery formulations A transdermal formulation for the delivery of a nitric oxide booster or nitric oxide precursor to a subject is provided. The formulation can be applied to the treatment of various diseases or conditions by enhancing systemic level of nitric oxide.
US11484492B2	Topical medicaments Topical medicaments for the treatment of mammalian skin are provided, which include an actives fraction and a carrier fraction; the actives fraction comprises individual amounts of turmeric, Peganum harmala, and Arum palaestinum. In other embodiments, the actives fraction includes additional ingredients, including Vitamin C, β-sitosterol, and vanillin compound(s). The medicaments are useful in the treatment of a wide variety of conditions.
US11484491B1	Shampoo composition The present disclosure relates to shampoo compositions comprising (A) either egg yolk powder or baking soda, (B) honey powder, (C) goat milk powder, and (D) water. Additional ingredients may also be present in the shampoo compositions. Such compositions provide improved characteristics such as fewer tangles, less shampoo residue post-use, and improved ability to work in tandem with other hair products.
US11484488B2	Personal cleansing compositions A personal cleansing composition includes a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system includes from 0.1% to 5% of a fatty acyl isethionate surfactant by weight of the composition; from 0.5% to 40% of a co-surfactant by weight of the composition; from 0.05% to 5% of a natural polysaccharide or a chemically modified natural polysaccharide by weight of the composition; wherein the personal cleansing composition includes a first and second phase, wherein the first phase is an isotropic and micellar surfactant phase; wherein the second phase is a polymer liquid crystalline phase; wherein the composition is free of alkyl sulfate and alkyl ether sulfate type of surfactants; wherein the composition exhibits a yield stress value τy from 0.005 Pa to 3 Pa; and wherein the composition exhibits a flow viscosity from 3 Pa·s to 100 Pa·s at 25° C. at a shear rate of 1.5 s−1.
US11484487B1	Gingivitis gum serum A gingivitis gum serum having a collagen building complex comprising between about 0.10 and 10.00 percent by weight of a stable Vitamin C derivative and between about 0.03 and 15.0 percent by weight of an amino acid complex primarily consisting of L-glycine, L-proline, L-lysine and mixtures thereof, a multi-mineral organo complex for healthy cell and tissue generation and an orally acceptable antimicrobial in a soft tissue delivery base for manual or vibratory application.
US11484483B2	Topical lotion having sanitizing properties An alcohol-free lotion for the topical application having sanitizing properties is made by combining an aqueous phase comprising water, a water soluble preservative, an antimicrobial active, and at least one humectant with an oil phase, wherein the at least one humectant is present in the aqueous phase in the range of from 5 to 30 wt. %, wherein the oil phase comprises an oil soluble preservative, at least one surfactant, and at least one oil, wherein the surfactant is present in the oil phase in the range of from about 20 to 60 wt. %, and wherein the aqueous phase to oil phase ratio is from about 12:1 to 1:2.
US11484476B2	Electro-conductive and anti-bacterial composite material, for endodontic use A gutta-percha-silver composite with determined weight percentage and particle size, is provided. The composite exhibits electro-conductivity greater than the standard gutta-percha composites. The new material simplifies root canal treatments, shortens the times both for clinician and patients, and reduces the exposure to patients from X-rays. The material is not only electro-conductive; it is anti-bacterial, which improves the outcomes of the procedures. Also, it has improved thermal conductivity, and mechanical properties.
US11484475B2	Pill dispenser A pill dispenser has a case, a pill storage plate, a turning assembly, and an operation assembly. The case has a dispensing hole formed on a bottom of the case. The pill storage plate is pivotally mounted in the case and has multiple pill chambers arranged around and adapted to sequentially align to and communicate with the dispensing hole when the pill storage plate is turned. The turning assembly is mounted in the case. The operation assembly has a pushing lever and an actuating unit. The pushing lever is pivotally mounted through the case. The actuating unit is located inside the case and fixed to the pushing lever. When the pushing lever pivots relative to the case, the actuating unit pushes the turning assembly and then the turning assembly turns the pill storage plate. By this, the pill dispenser is capable of dispensing pills immediately upon a simple and effort-saving operation.
US11484474B2	Portable medication dispenser A modular medication dispensing system for managing and automatically dispensing pills from a plurality of portable medication dispensers comprises: a base equipped with rotation means and being removably installed on a plane surface, a circular magazine comprising a plurality of adaptors for receiving a plurality of portable medication dispensers, the circular magazine being rotatably mounted on the base, an actuator for actuating a portable dispenser from the plurality of portable dispensers when the portable dispenser is in the dispensing position, a plurality of autonomous portable dispensers being removably received in the plurality of adaptors and operating autonomously or in synchronization with the modular system, a filling assembly comprising movable means for automatically filling a portable dispenser, and an electronic system comprised in each portable dispenser and in the base for permanently communicating between the plurality of portable dispensers and the base or between the base and a user.
US11484470B2	Liquid transfer device with dual lumen IV spike A liquid transfer device includes a monolithic trifurcated connector body defining a barrel at a first end thereof, a single IV spike at a second end thereof and a vial adapter lumen at a third end thereof. An IV port is connected to the barrel. The single IV spike has a first IV spike lumen fluidly connected at a proximal end thereof with only the vial adapter lumen via the trifurcated connector body and a second IV spike lumen fluidly connected at a proximal end thereof with only the IV port via the trifurcated connector body, thereby separating fluid communication between the vial adapter and the single IV spike from fluid communication between the IV port and the single IV spike.
US11484466B2	Device for producing continuous negative abdominal pressure This disclosure relates to device for providing continuous negative abdominal pressure (CNAP) which selectively recruits (inflates) the dorsal (spinal region) collapsed areas of the lung, while enabling the patient to remain in the supine (usual) position. The CNAP device includes a rigid frame configured to have a shape and size to envelop a patient's lower chest and abdominal area while in a supine position with the frame having opposed edges which sit on a surface on which the supine patient is resting. A pressure sensor is mounted to the frame for measuring a pressure inside the chamber and is connected to a display for displaying the pressure inside the chamber. An active pressure controller is connected to the pressure sensor, and a vacuum pump is in flow communication with inside the chamber and connected to the active pressure controller. The device includes a top up pump in flow communication with inside the chamber and connected to the active pressure controller which is programmed to instruct the vacuum pump to provide negative pressure in the chamber to start decompressing the chamber, and to instruct the top up pump to maintain the negative pressure in the chamber.
US11484463B2	Compression wave massage device A compression wave massage device for body parts is described, particularly for erogenous zones such as the clitoris, including a pressure field generation device and a drive device. The pressure field generation device has a cavity with a first end and a second end, located opposite the first end and distanced from the first end, with the first end being provided with at least one opening for placement on a body part. The drive device causes a change of the volume of the cavity between a minimal volume and a maximal volume such that in at least one opening a stimulating pressure field is generated. The cavity is formed by a single chamber, and the ratio of the volume change to the minimal volume is not below 1/10, preferably not below 1/8.
US11484462B2	Compression therapy device with multiple simultaneously active chambers Pneumatic and therapeutic compression systems are disclosed including treatment protocols that may be used with such systems. A pneumatic compression system may include a source and sink of a pressurizing fluid. The pressurizing fluid may be sourced to a number of valves, each valve controllable by a control device including a computing device. The computing device may control each valve separately to allow any one or more of the valves to connect to the fluid source or the fluid sink. The computing device may include one or more therapeutic protocols that may direct one, two, or more valves to switch between fluid sourcing and fluid sinking, substantially simultaneously or in a sequence. A therapeutic compression system may include the pneumatic system in fluid communication with an inflation sleeve composed of multiple cells. Each cell may be inflated or deflated by a valve according to the therapeutic protocol.
US11484460B2	Damping-adjustable shoulder joint tracking apparatus for various upper extremity rehabilitation modes A shoulder joint tracking apparatus includes a gravity compensation spring that compensates for a vertical movement of a shoulder joint of a trainee, a weight of an arm, and gravity to a weight of a rehabilitation exercise device attached to the arm, and a shoulder joint tracking device that is provided at one side of the shoulder rehabilitation apparatus, is connected to the gravity compensation spring, and applies a damping force corresponding to a force applied by the trainee, in a direction opposite to a direction in which the force is applied, to control a vertical movement of the shoulder rehabilitation apparatus.
US11484458B2	Device for spine rehabilitation and method of spine rehabilitation using said device for spine rehabilitation A device for spine rehabilitation comprising a support frame, immovable crossbars, movable crossbars, and a holder and systems of actuators supporting a patient's head, shoulders, hip, knees, and feet, characterised in that it is equipped with linear actuators (8) mounted to the holder (7) supporting the patient's head and shoulders, whereby the holder (7) has a driving mechanism (9) situated horizontally and mounted to an immovable crossbar (6) of the support frame (1) and in its lower part is rotationally mounted, at the rotation point (10) of the holder, to the immovable crossbar (6). A method for spine rehabilitation using the device for lateral deviation of the patient's torso, whereby the patient's body situated horizontally, face up, is lifted on eight sling hangers taking hold of his/her head and his/her back in the points of shoulder girdle and pelvis girdle.
US11484455B2	Multiplace hyperbaric chamber systems and methods The present subject matter relates to devices, systems and methods for the construction of pressure chambers. Such pressure chamber devices, systems, and methods can include a plurality of substantially rigid panels arranged around a space, each of the substantially rigid panels comprising a metal frame formed from a plurality of metal frame elements. One or more connecting plate can be coupled to adjacent pairs of the plurality of substantially rigid panels. In this way, the one or more connecting plate is configured to provide a pressure-tight seal between a respective adjacent pair of the plurality of substantially rigid panels.
US11484454B2	Rotatable bath seat with linear actuator Disclosed is a movable bath seat device employing a linear actuator to assist an individual with decreased mobility in and out of a bathtub. The linear actuator employs a direct current motor with limit switches to move the seat between positions. The device permits an individual to take a position on the seat outside the bathtub and, by use of the actuator, move their torso to a position inside the bath tub side walls. The seat can then rotate, allowing an individual to lift their legs into the bathtub at their convenience. In a preferred embodiment, the cushion on the rotating seat assembly is constructed of a slip resistant padding comprised of medical grade, closed cell molded polyurethane padding that does not absorb water.
US11484449B2	Support apparatus for bariatric person A support apparatus for a person includes a main cushion having a bottom surface, a top surface to form a support surface for a person supported on the main cushion, and a length having a perimeter that has longitudinal and lateral sides extending around the perimeter. In addition, the support apparatus has at least one sleeve located along one of the sides of the man cushion. The sleeve is configured between a stowed state, where the sleeve is closely adjacent to the one side, and a deployed state, where the sleeve forms an extension of the top surface of the main cushion to thereby increase the width or the length of the support surface.
US11484447B2	Patient transport apparatus with controlled auxiliary wheel deployment A patient transport apparatus transports a patient over a floor surface. The patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure and support wheels coupled to the support structure. An auxiliary wheel is coupled to the support frame to influence motion of the patient transport apparatus over a floor surface. The auxiliary wheel is movable to a deployed position with the auxiliary wheel engaging the floor surface and a stowed position with the auxiliary wheel spaced a distance from the floor surface. An actuator assembly coupled to the support frame and to the auxiliary wheel. The actuator assembly includes a lift actuator and a spring cartridge assembly. The lift actuator is operable to move the auxiliary wheel to the deployed position and to the stowed position. The spring cartridge assembly is configured to bias the auxiliary wheel towards the deployed position.
US11484444B1	Cool compression stockings Cool Compression Stockings are three-in-one stockings that address needs both in the sports world and the medical field. The stockings have an outer layer with compression points and a plurality of alternating strips spaced apart from each other, configured to accommodate cold packs. The inner layer contains antimicrobial properties that help suppress the occurrence of bacteria.
US11484443B2	Systems and methods for using negative pressure wound therapy to manage open abdominal wounds Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to the treatment of wounds using negative pressure. Some embodiments disclosed herein provide for a foam pad, which may be suitable for use in abdominal wound sites, and which may be sized in a dimensionally-independent manner. Additional embodiments provide for a wound contact layer, as well as a system for the treatment of abdominal wounds.
US11484442B2	Earmuffs Earmuffs each include a body portion, and a circular pad portion attached to the body portion and having a contact surface brought into contact with the head of the user during use. The pad portion is provided with slits connecting the inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface and open on the contact surface, the slits being cut into the pad portion so as to be gradually shifted toward the body portion in the circumferential direction.
US11484439B2	Infection control system for forced air warming machines A single-use infection control system for a forced air warming machine having hosing connected to the machine including: a closable container having a chamber to receive the machine, the container constructed from air permeable material that prevents infectious airborne particles from entering the chamber; a sleeve having a first end and a second end, the first end engaged to an aperture on the container and the sleeve surrounding the hosing; and a filter cap constructed from the air permeable material, disposed at the second end and covering an opening of the hosing.
US11484437B2	Systems and methods to decrease intrauterine device expulsion and perforation System and methods for inserting and securing an intrauterine device.
US11484436B1	Packaging of sexual accessories A sexual accessory pack comprising a transparent or translucent sterile ring pack including a penile ring enclosed therein by a releasable film having a pull tab, where the ring pack is removably attached to the outer surface of a condom pack to provide integral packaging of sexual accessories. One or more sexual accessory packs are packaged in an at least partially transparent or translucent retail, such as a transparent or translucent window, to allow purchasers to visually access various characteristics of the packaged penile rings, such as style, shape and size, prior to completing a purchase.
US11484433B1	Expandable and retractable menstrual cup A menstrual cup is provided whose body can expand to reveal an interior cavity in an open position configured to receive menstrual fluids and that can retract to a closed position such that the interior cavity of the menstrual cup is contained by the sides and body of the menstrual cup and any contained fluids are prevented from leaking out. A hook is coupled to a bottom surface of the body of the menstrual cup and can be pulled upon to close the menstrual cup and pushed upwards to open the menstrual cup. The retractability of the menstrual cup facilitates insertion into the vaginal cavity and removal without spillage of menstrual fluids. The menstrual cup includes a body with retractable sides that can close inwardly. A user can grasp the hook to manipulate the body of the menstrual cup from either a closed position or an open position.
US11484431B2	Arm restraint for surgery tables An arm restraint system is provided for restraining movement of an arm of a patient's body lying over a top surface of a table. A padded restraint is configured to at least partially receive the arm of said patient to thereby maintain the arm at a position laterally adjacent to the patient's body without the arm being restrained by tucking. In one example, the system includes a rigid support frame located at a lateral edge of said table and the padded restraint is securely fixed to the rigid support frame via a repositionable fastener to inhibit movement of the patient's arm relative to the rigid support frame.
US11484429B2	Orthopedic back brace Orthopedic braces and associated methods are described for treatment of lower back injuries and chronic back pain. An orthopedic brace may include a pair of back panels, a pair of front panels, and a closure system. A lateral end of each front panel is releasably coupleable to a lateral end of each back panel at a desired angle. A ventral end of each front panel includes an attachment provision configured to allow one of the front panels to releasably attach to the other of the front panels generally over an abdomen of a wearer. The brace also includes a pocket on the ventral end of at least one of the front panels, the pocket configured to temporarily receive a hand of the wearer to aid in donning the orthopedic brace.
US11484422B2	Intravascular implants A radially expandable, tubular stent, includes a first section having a first crush resistance force and a second section have a second crush resistance force, wherein the first crush resistance force is less than the second crush resistance force. The first section is connected to the second section to form a tube, connection of the first and second sections extending in an axial direction of the tube.
US11484421B2	Medical device with adjustable length An adjustable length medical device, such as a drainage stent, and delivery device for placing within the body, having an elongate tube and retention members at each end portion for anchoring the device in the body. The proximal portion of the device including the proximal retention member may be segmented in incremental portions so that the length of the device can be adjusted for placement.
US11484420B2	Method and apparatus for minimally invasive insertion of intervertebral implants A dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery is provided for minimally invasive access for insertion of an intervertebral implant. The dilation introducer may be used to provide an access position through Kambin's triangle from a posterolateral approach. A first dilator tube with a first longitudinal axis is provided. A second dilator tube may be introduced over the first, advanced along a second longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from the first. A third dilator tube may be introduced over the second, advanced along a third longitudinal axis parallel to but offset from both the first and the second. An access cannula may be introduced over the third dilator tube. With the first, second, and third dilator tubes removed, surgical instruments may pass through the access cannula to operate on an intervertebral disc and/or insert an intervertebral implant.
US11484417B2	Acetabular cup removing apparatus for artificial hip joint The present invention relates to an acetabular cup removing apparatus for an artificial hip joint. An acetabular cup removing apparatus for an artificial hip joint according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a main driving unit; a main shaft which is rotatable by a driving force of the main driving unit; a cutter unit which is disposed at a front end of the main shaft, tiltable along an acetabular portion into which an acetabular cup has been implanted, and cuts the acetabular portion while being rotated by the main shaft; and a stepless adjustment unit for steplessly adjusting a tilting angle of the cutter unit while continuously moving in a forward and backward direction relative to the main shaft.
US11484410B2	Modular and multifunctional apparatus for accelerated durability assessment of medical devices under cyclic pressure loading A modular medical testing device at least two driving motor modules, wherein the motors are separately controlled.
US11484397B2	Systems and methods for implant delivery Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed generally to systems and methods for delivering an implant to a body vessel of a patient. Such disclosed implants may be a monofilament implant, and disclosed systems for implanting the implant may be automatic. Some embodiments may enable retraction of said implant back into the delivery system following partial exteriorization of the implant from the delivery system. Some embodiments may be configured for retraction of said implant from the patient's body following complete exteriorization of the implant from the delivery system. Some of the embodiments are directed at delivering a monofilament implant for preventing embolic stroke. Other embodiments are directed at preventing pulmonary embolism, occluding a body vessel such as the left atrial appendage, occluding a body passageway such as a patent foramen ovalae, stenting a body vessel, or releasing a local therapeutic agent such as a drug or ionizing radiation.
US11484394B2	Two-part modelling aid A two part modelling aid for connection to a dental implant component including a hollow base part and a hollow angled part, each including a tubular side wall extending between apical and coronal ends. The base part side wall includes an anti-rotation section including a non-circular symmetric cross-section in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the base part. The angled part side wall forms an apical portion that extends along a first axis and is sized and shaped to form a friction fit with the base part, and a coronal portion extending along a second axis non-coaxial to the first axis. When connected, a closed channel is formed extending from the base part to the angled part, and the first axis of the apical portion is coaxial to the longitudinal axis of the base part and the anti-rotation section is exposed on a base part surface.
US11484393B2	Forceps for removing dental implant fixture An object of the present invention is to provide forceps for removing a dental implant fixture, in which pinching portions securely hold a fixture to remove the fixture implanted in an alveolar bone, and thus to prevent the pinching portions from slipping out of the fixture. Forceps for removing a dental implant fixture according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention include: a pair of handles; coupling portions extended from the handles, crossed, and hingedly coupled; pinching portions connected to the coupling portions; and holding pieces protruding from ends of the pinching portions in a direction toward a center of a dental implant fixture and each having an arc corresponding to at least a part of an outer circumference of the fixture so that the holding pieces are inserted into a trough of a threaded portion formed on the outer circumference of the fixture.
US11484392B2	Screw retained abutment with off-axis feature and methods of making and using same An abutment is provided with a screw access hole and a slot in its sidewall adapted to allow a driver to access a screw in the screw access hole at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the screw. The abutment may include a screw seat and may be connected to an implant via a screw in the screw seat. A prosthesis, which may include a driver access channel that has a diameter less than the outer diameter of the drive portion of the screw, may be placed over the abutment. Methods of making a dental prosthesis and methods of attaching and removing the dental prosthesis from the implant are also disclosed.
US11484388B2	Mobile orthodontic treatment system and method A mobile orthodontic treatment system includes comprising a mobile trailer and a panoramic machine provided within the trailer. The panoramic machine is configured to obtain a 2-D image of a patient's mouth and includes a base secured to the floor of the housing and a stanchion secured to the trailer by a bracket. The mobile orthodontic treatment system further includes a digital scanner and a monitor provided within the housing. The digital scanner is configured to obtain a 3-D image of the patient's mouth and display the image on the monitor. The digital scanner and the monitor are mounted on a wall of the housing by a wall mount articulating bracket. The mobile orthodontic treatment system further includes a lift assembly provided on one of a side and an end of the housing to enable disabled people to enter and exit the housing.
US11484384B2	Compilation video of differing events in surgeries on different patients Systems and methods for surgical preparation are disclosed. A system may include at least one processor configured to access a repository surgical video footage. The processor may enable a surgeon preparing for a contemplated surgical procedure to input case-specific information corresponding to the contemplated surgical procedure and compare the case-specific information with data associated with the surgical video footage to identify a group of intraoperative events likely to be encountered during the contemplated surgical procedure. The processor may determine that a first set and a second set of video footage from differing patients contain frames associated with intraoperative events sharing a common characteristic and omit the second set from a compilation to be presented to the surgeon and include the first set in the compilation to be presented to the surgeon to enable the surgeon to view a presentation including the compilation.
US11484381B2	Instrument alignment feedback system and method A system to measure and display the orientation of a handheld instrument is disclosed.
US11484380B2	Intubation drape A medical drape which is positioned over the head and upper torso of a patient is disclosed which includes a head flap, a head portion, a torso portion, and two oppositely disposed arm portions. The head flap is of a sufficient length to extend about the backside of the patient=s head. The head portion includes oppositely disposed side wings which aid in covering the head of a patient. Each arm portion includes an access slot extending through the arm portion.
US11484377B2	Rail tension extraction devices Rail tension extraction devices and methods of extracting target(s) inside a patient's body are disclosed. The device includes a base assembly having a handle and an elongate base. The device additionally includes at least one magnet configured to engage a metallic target, and a capture element received in the base assembly and disposed adjacent to the at least one magnet. The capture element is configured to at least partially surround the metallic target engaged by the at least one magnet. The device further includes an outer tube configured to move relative to the elongate base between a locking position in which a distal end of the outer tube is adjacent the capture element and the at least one magnet to secure the metallic target therebetween, and an unlocking position in which the distal end of the outer tube is spaced from the capture element and the at least one magnet.
US11484372B2	Articulation mechanisms for surgical instruments such as for use in robotic surgical systems An articulation assembly, surgical instrument including the same, and robotic surgical system including the same. The articulation assembly includes a lead screw assembly including a lead screw and a collar operably engaged about the lead screw such that rotation of the lead screw translates the collar about the lead screw. The lead screw defines a proximal input end rotatably received within a first base assembly and a distal dock end rotatably received within a second base assembly. An articulation cable is operably coupled to the collar such that movement of the collar about the lead screw tensions or de-tensions the articulation cable. A set screw is threadingly engaged within the second base assembly and operably coupled to the distal dock end of the lead screw such that proximal rotational driving of the set screw urges the lead screw proximally, thereby urging the collar proximally to tension the articulation cable.
US11484368B2	Systems and methods for a robotic-assisted revision procedure A method for intraoperatively planning and facilitating a revision arthroplasty procedure. The method includes capturing positions of a tracked probe as the tracked probe contacts an interface area between a bone and a primary implant component implanted on the bone, intraoperatively generating a virtual boundary corresponding to a portion of the interface area to be removed to detach the primary implant component from the bone using the positions of the tracked probe and without use of pre-operative medical imaging, facilitating removal of the primary implant component from the bone by providing a constraint on operation of a cutting tool while the cutting tool removes the portion of the interface area, the constraint based on a relationship between the cutting tool and the virtual boundary.
US11484366B2	Adapter assembly to enable navigation for ENT instruments An apparatus includes a proximal portion and a distal portion attached to the proximal portion. The proximal portion includes a proximal surface. The proximal portion defines a first pathway and a second pathway that both extend distally from the proximal surface. The first pathway is dimensioned to receive a shaft while the second pathway is dimensioned to receive a navigation guidewire. The distal portion includes a distal tip terminating into a distal end. The second pathway extends from the proximal portion into the distal tip.
US11484365B2	Medical image guidance A system and method for improved medical device navigation is disclosed. An example system can include a processor configured to determine an emplacement of a 2D medical image in a 3D virtual space, determine an emplacement of a virtual medical device in the 3D space, determine an intersection based on the emplacement of the 2D medical image and the emplacement of the virtual medical device, and/or determine a dynamic point-of-projection location for the virtual medical device based at least in part on the determined intersection. The processor can cause a display to display a rendering of the 2D medical image and a projection of the virtual medical device onto the 2D medical image from a perspective of the dynamic point-of-projection location. The display can be communicatively coupled to an imaging medical device. The viewing area can be parallel to a 2D region associated with the 2D medical image.
US11484356B2	Plasma operation electrode for otolaryngology department The present invention discloses a plasma operation electrode for an otolaryngology department. The plasma operation electrode for the otolaryngology department includes a tubular loop electrode, a water absorption tube and an effluent flow guiding component. The water absorption tube is sheathed in the tubular loop electrode, a water inlet channel is formed between the water absorption tube and the tubular loop electrode. An end part, away from the handle, of the tubular loop electrode is provided with at least one water outlet hole. The effluent flow guiding component is correspondingly installed at the water outlet hole, and sealed and connected on an outer wall of the tubular loop electrode. A water injecting channel is formed between the effluent flow guiding component and the tubular loop electrode. The plasma operation electrode for the otolaryngology department has a good flow guiding effect to normal saline, and high in reliability and safety.
US11484352B1	Surgical instrument and method A surgical instrument includes a member including a body engageable with a longitudinal element to fix the longitudinal element with the body. The member further includes a distal portion having a guide including an arcuate surface being engageable with the longitudinal element. An actuator is connected with the member to incrementally tension the longitudinal element. Surgical systems, implants, spinal constructs and methods are disclosed.
US11484349B2	Surgical system and method A surgical system comprises at least one implant support including a first implant support that is engageable with a receiver of a first fastener having a shaft fixed with vertebral tissue. At least one adaptor includes a first adaptor extending longitudinally along and being engageable with the first implant support. The first adaptor is rotatable relative to the first implant support to connect the first implant support with a surgical instrument to manipulate the vertebral tissue. Surgical instruments, constructs, implants and methods are disclosed.
US11484347B2	Bone anchoring device and tool cooperating with such a bone anchoring device A bone anchoring device includes a receiving part including a rod receiving portion with a first end, a second end, and a U-shaped recess for receiving a rod, the recess defining two free legs, and a head receiving portion at the second end for introducing and clamping the head, and a locking ring configured to be arranged around the head receiving portion, the locking ring including an engagement structure for engagement with a tool, the engagement structure defining a width of the locking ring that is greater than a greatest width of the rod receiving portion, wherein the locking ring can assume a locking position exerting a greatest compressive force on the head receiving portion of the receiving part to lock an inserted head, and wherein the locking ring is movable out of the locking position towards the first end of the rod receiving portion.
US11484345B2	Skin morphing and tension distributing system for external fixation and methods of use thereof Kits and systems are disclosed that include one or more segments of elastically deformable membrane in combination with one or more external fixation members and optionally in combination with one or more tension protector pads. Also disclosed are methods of use of the kits and systems in methods that involve stretching the elastically deformable membrane and applying the stretched membrane to the skin of a patient, and releasing the tension on the membrane, thus causing compression of the skin to which the membrane is applied. The method may further include the optional steps of inserting one or more external fixation members through the membrane/skin combination and into a bone segment, applying a distraction force to the one or more external fixation members, and separating at least a portion of the membrane so as to release a portion of the tension in the skin at a rate that is similar to a rate at which the distraction force is applied.
US11484335B2	Skin surface indwelling device for guiding punctures A skin surface indwelling device for guiding punctures includes: an indwelling tube (13) having an inside tunnel (P) substantially extending along the longitudinal direction of the indwelling tube (13), the tunnel (P) is used for guiding needle (N), the indwelling tube (13) has a proximal end positioned above the skin surface (S) and a distal end positioned under the skin surface (S) in indwelling state; a support (11) having a bottom surface on its bottom that directly or indirectly contacts with the skin surface (S), the support (11) supports and fixates the indwelling tube (13); and a sealing elements (141,142) configured to seal the tunnel (P). The skin surface indwelling device for guiding punctures can shorten the time of establishing a puncture tunnel in the buttonhole puncture method, and help to build the puncture tunnel. In addition, the skin surface indwelling device can also guide the puncture needle (N) when puncturing, and protect the immature puncture tunnel.
US11484328B2	Clot retrieval system for removing occlusive clot from a blood vessel A clot retrieval device comprising an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and a clot retrieval element at the distal end of the elongate shaft. A proximal end of the elongate shaft of the clot retrieval device is adapted for retraction of a first catheter over the clot retrieval device elongate shaft. A second catheter is advanced to or adjacent to the distal end of the clot retrieval device shaft to enable enhanced aspiration adjacent to the clot retrieval element.
US11484327B2	Intravascular lithotripsy A medical device may include an elongated body, a balloon positioned at a distal portion of the elongated body, and one or more pressure-wave emitters positioned along a central longitudinal axis of the elongated body within the balloon. The one or more pressure-wave emitters may be configured to propagate pressure waves radially outward through the fluid to fragment a calcified lesion at the target treatment site. The at least one of the one or more pressure-wave emitters may include an electronic emitter comprising a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode may be arranged to define a spark gap between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the second electrode may comprise a portion of a hypotube.
US11484326B2	Adjustable cutting block for knee arthroplasty According to one example, an adjustable cut guide for resecting a bone can include a base, a cam, an actuator, and an insert. The base can include a channel extending between a first end and a second end and a slot intersecting the channel. The cam can extend into the slot, and the cam can be coupled to the base within the slot to rotate between a first position and a second position. The actuator can be disposed in the slot, where the actuator can be translatable by rotation of the cam between an extended position when the cam is in the first position and a retracted position when the cam is in the second position. The insert can be disposed within the channel of the base and the insert can be secured relative to the base by the actuator when the actuator is in the extended position.
US11484324B2	Orbital trocar hole carving device with detachable handle and associated methods The present disclosure provides methods for forming or enlarging holes in objects. Objects may include bone tissue and methods for fixing matched medical plates to bodies. The movable trocar with toroidal interface is adjustable relative to the surface. The present disclosure also provides for products produced by the methods of the present disclosure and for apparatuses used to perform the methods of the present disclosure.
US11484322B2	Aneurysm neck bridge with a closeable opening or lumen through which embolic material is inserted into the aneurysm sac This intrasacular aneurysm occlusion device includes a neck bridge with a closeable opening through which embolic material is inserted into an aneurysm sac. After the neck bridge has been expanded within the aneurysm sac, a catheter is inserted through the opening and embolic material is delivered through the catheter into the aneurysm sac. After the aneurysm sac has been filled with embolic material, the catheter is then withdrawn and the opening is closed so that embolic material does not escape out of the aneurysm sac.
US11484320B2	Left atrial appendage closure device with anti-thrombogenic covering Medical devices as wells as methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a left atrial appendage device. The left atrial appendage device may include an expandable frame configured to shift between a first configuration and an expanded configuration. A fabric mesh may be disposed along at least a portion of the expandable frame. An anti-thrombogenic coating may be disposed along the fabric mesh.
US11484315B2	Stent for anastomosis of different kinds of organs A stent for anastomosis of different kinds of organs includes a main body, and at least one fixing unit provided in the main body. At least a portion of the main body is inserted into one of different kinds of organs to be anastomosed with each other, and the rest of the main body is inserted into the other of the different kinds of organs. A distance between the different kinds of organs under the anastomosis is maintained by the fixing units.
US11484313B2	Staple reinforcement for surgical stapler The present invention aims to provide a staple reinforcement for a surgical stapler that can be used in surgical staplers of various sizes, is easily passed through ports, and is less likely to shift during operation of the surgical stapler. Provided is a staple reinforcement for a surgical stapler, including a fabric layer containing a bioabsorbable material and a sponge layer containing a water-soluble polymer, the fabric layer and the sponge layer being integrally laminated.
US11484308B2	Methods and devices for forming a tissue fold A device for forming a tissue fold includes a recess and an opening at the end of the recess. Tissue is drawn into the recess and through the opening using a tissue engaging element. As the tissue is drawn through the opening, the tissue layers are compressed together. A fastener is used to secure the tissue fold.
US11484307B2	Loading unit coupleable to a surgical stapling system A loading unit coupleable to a surgical stapling system is disclosed. The loading unit comprises an end effector, a firing system, and a shaft assembly extending proximally from the end effector. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open position and a clamped position. The firing system comprises a firing assembly and an indicator. The firing assembly is movable toward a distal position through the end effector in response to a firing motion from the surgical stapling system. The indicator is configured to visually communicate a position of the firing assembly to a user of the surgical stapling system. The shaft assembly is removably couplable with the surgical stapling system and comprises an open slot region aligned with the firing assembly. The open slot region extends proximally with respect to the second jaw.
US11484305B2	Slitted tissue fixation devices and assemblies for deploying the same Tissue fasteners carried on a tissue piercing deployment wire fasten tissue layers of a mammalian body together include a first member, a second member, and a connecting member extending between the first and second members. One of the first and second members has a configuration alterable by a deployment wire to permit release of the fastener from the deployment wire after deployment and without causing excessive tissue trauma.
US11484302B2	Mechanical suture fastener A mechanical suture fastener includes a crimpable sleeve defining a channel therein. The crimpable sleeve also has a sleeve length, a channel diameter, and a sleeve length to channel diameter ratio of at least 4.0. The mechanical suture fastener also includes a flange joined to the crimpable sleeve on a distal end of the sleeve. The flange further includes a distal opening which is in communication with a proximal opening defined by the crimpable sleeve. The mechanical suture fastener also includes an inner flange radius of at least 0.007 inches.
US11484301B2	Suture-locking washer for use with a bone anchor, and method for supporting the thumb of a patient after basal joint arthroplasty, and other novel orthopedic apparatus and other novel orthopedic procedures The invention provides surgical methods, devices, apparatus, and systems for supporting the thumb of a patient after basal joint arthroplasty. The embodiments of the invention comprise at least one index metacarpal anchor, at least one thumb metacarpal anchor, at least one sling for positioning the thumb metacarpal anchor relative to the index metacarpal anchor, and at least one anchor washer for tightening and securing the sling(s) without the need to tie the suture(s) components of the sling(s) into knots. Index and thumb metacarpal anchors comprise at least one bone-engaging element for engaging the respective metacarpal. The anchor washer may incorporate one or more sling-engagement mechanisms. Increasing the number of sling-engagement mechanisms associated with the anchor washer increases the surface area of the sling(s) and provides multiple sling elements to provide redundancy and increase the pull force of the sling(s) attachment(s) used to affix the thumb and index metacarpal anchors into a position relative to each other.
US11484297B2	Liquid stylet apparatus A liquid stylet apparatus including a tube with a transparent portion and at least partially filled with a liquid, a powering device in fluid communication with the tube, a catheter located distally of the tube and in fluid communication with the tube, where the catheter is at least partially filled with the liquid, a collection device located distally of the catheter and in fluid communication with the catheter, where the collection device is configured to engage a target area of a patient, and an indicator contacting the liquid and located at least partially within the tube, where the position of the indicator within the tube is visible through the transparent portion.
US11484296B2	Endoscope An endoscope (1) having a suction channel and a suction connector in communication with said suction channel, and a working channel through which a liquid may pass. A valve for diverting the suction through the sampling device through a sample container is provided. The endoscope (1) further includes an actuator (7) for propelling the liquid through said working channel.
US11484294B2	Clutter reduction for ultrasound images and associated devices, systems, and methods Ultrasound imaging systems and methods for generated clutter-reduced images are provided. For example, an ultrasound imaging system can include an array of acoustic elements in communication with a processor. The processor is configured to activate the array to perform a scan sequence to obtain a plurality of signals, identify off-axis signals from the plurality of signals by comparing the right subaperture and the left subaperture, and create a clutter-reduced image based on the comparison. Because off-axis signals are more likely to create image clutter, reducing the influence of off-axis signals on the image can therefore improve the quality of the image. Accordingly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and devices for generating ultrasound images that have reduced or minimized clutter, even for images obtained using arrays that do not satisfy the Nyquist criterion.
US11484289B2	Probe for ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus A probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus which is used for performing a test upon a subject is provided. The probe includes a case which forms an exterior of the probe, a piezoelectric object which is provided on an inside of the case and which generates an ultrasonic wave, a sound absorbing layer which is provided at a rear surface of the piezoelectric object and which prevents the ultrasonic wave from being delivered to a rear portion of the piezoelectric object, an acoustic matching layer which delivers the generated ultrasonic wave to a subject by matching a sound impedance of the piezoelectric object with a sound impedance of the subject, and a sound lens which concentrates the generated ultrasonic wave and radiates the concentrated ultrasonic wave toward the subject.
US11484284B2	Methods and devices for processing heart sounds Provided are the methods and devices to detect and quantify microstructural and functional differences in valve and cardiac disease using heart sounds, specifically for subjects suffering from early stages of valve remodeling. Such methods and devices can be used to detect and quantify microstructural and/or functional differences in, for example, aortic valves of subjects having bicuspid aortic valves and/or suffering from early Calcific Aortic Valve Disease (CAVD).
US11484282B2	3-D scanner calibration with active display target device Exemplary method and apparatus embodiments according to the applications can provide calibration of a dental scanning device. An exemplary dental apparatus can include a sensing apparatus including at least one lens and a sensor that is configured to obtain one or more images of at least one surface position, and a calibration target including a spatial light modulator configured to form a prescribed set of calibration patterns, and whose display plane corresponds to the at least one surface position.
US11484281B2	Radiation image imaging apparatus, electronic device, wireless communication system, and storage medium A radiation image imaging apparatus which generates an image from irradiated radiation, the radiation image imaging apparatus including: a communication unit which directly communicates by wireless communication with an information processing apparatus, which performs wireless communication, and receives installation setting information transmitted from the information processing apparatus to perform a predetermined setting at a time of an installation; and a hardware processor which performs the predetermined setting of the radiation image imaging apparatus in accordance with the installation setting information received by the communication unit.
US11484279B2	Systems to assess projection data inconsistency A system and method include acquisition of a plurality of projection images of a subject, each of the projection images associated with a respective projection angle, determination, for each of the projection images, of a center-of-light location in a first image region, determination of a local fluctuation measure based on the determined center-of-light locations, and determination of a quality measure associated with the plurality of projection images based on the local fluctuation measure.
US11484270B2	System and method for removing speckle from a scene lit by a coherent light source The disclosure extends to methods, devices, and systems for removing speckle from a coherent light source, such as laser light. The methods, devices, and systems help eliminate or reduce speckle introduced from a coherent light source, such as laser light, by utilizing the teachings and principles of the disclosure.
US11484264B2	Fabric-based items with stretchable bands A fabric-based item may be provide with a stretchable band. The stretchable band may be formed from a ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric having an opening configured to fit around a body part of a user. Circuitry may be coupled to strands of material in the stretchable band. The circuitry may include sensor circuitry for making measurements on the body part such as electrocardiogram measurements, blood pressure measurements, and respiration rate measurements. Wireless communications circuitry in the fabric-based item may be used to communicate wirelessly with external electronic equipment. A wireless power transmitting device may transmit wireless power. A coil formed from conductive strands in the fabric-based item may be used by wireless power receiving circuitry in the fabric-based item to receive the wireless power. The coil may have one or more turns that run around the ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric.
US11484262B2	Thread-based integrated functional devices A composite thread includes first and second segments joined to each other. The first segment comprises a functional segment that interacts with an environment of the thread. The second segment communicates information between the first segment and a point external to said composite thread.
US11484261B2	Dynamic wearable device behavior based on schedule detection Various embodiments described herein relate to a method and related wearable device and non-transitory machine-readable medium including receiving sensor data from at least one sensor of the wearable device; comparing the sensor data to schedule format stored in a memory of the wearable device, wherein the schedule format specifies at least one characteristic of sensor readings previously associated with a predefined context; determining that the received sensor data matches the schedule format; determining, based on the received sensor data matching the schedule format, that the user is currently in the predefined context; identifying an action associated with the predefined context; and executing the action while the user is in the predefined context.
US11484260B2	Patient-mounted micro vein enhancer The present invention is a Miniature Vein Enhancer, for use in imaging the subcutaneous veins of a target area of a patient by a practitioner. The miniature vein enhancer includes a Miniature Projection Head that is secured to a tourniquet, where the tourniquet may be mounted to the bicep of a patient. The Miniature Projection Head includes a housing, and apparatus that images subcutaneous veins of the target area, and projects the image(s) of the veins onto the target area to overlie the subcutaneous veins, which aids the practitioner in pinpointing a vein location for a venipuncture procedure such as an intravenous drip, blood test, and the like.
US11484253B2	Oral care system An oral care implement including a handle and an oral care refill head. The handle has a gripping portion, an engagement component coupled to a distal end of the gripping portion, and a stem. The engagement component includes a plate portion and a first engagement feature. The stem extends through an opening in the engagement component and protrudes from the plate portion. The oral care refill head includes an oral care treatment portion and a sleeve portion. The sleeve portion has an inner surface that defines a sleeve cavity having a cavity axis and a second engagement feature. When the oral care refill head is detachably coupled to the handle, the first and second engagement features mate with one another to at least one of: (1) position the oral care refill head and the handle in an operational alignment; and (2) lock the oral care refill head to the handle.
US11484251B2	Virtual ligament balancing A method of generating a correction plan for a knee of a patient includes obtaining a ratio of reference bone density to reference ligament tension in a reference population. A bone of the knee of the patient may be imaged. From the image of the bone, a first dataset may be determined including at least one site of ligament attachment and existing dwell points of a medial femoral condyle and lateral femoral condyle of the patient on a tibia of the patient. Desired positions of contact in three dimensions of the femoral condyles of the patient with the tibia of the patient may be obtained by determining a relationship in which a ratio of bone density to ligament tension of the patient is substantially equal to the ratio of reference bone density to reference ligament tension.
US11484250B2	Systems and methods for improving cartilage conduction technology via functionally graded materials A cartilage conduction system may include (1) a transducer that generates mechanical energy and (2) a functionally graded material (FGM) interface dimensioned to be coupled between the transducer and cartilage located on an outer ear of a user, wherein the FGM interface (1) exhibits a gradation of at least one characteristic from one side of the FGM interface to another side of the FGM interface and (2) facilitates transferring the mechanical energy across the gradation of the characteristic from the transducer to the cartilage. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
US11484247B2	Phonodermoscopy, a medical device system and method for skin diagnosis The present invention provides for a new system and method for diagnosing skin cancer that provides for a more effective analysis of changes in skin tissue due to the duality of acquiring visual data and transforming such visual into an audio signal. The conversion of complicated patterns of visual information of a skin lesion by a computer aided classification analysis into diagnostic sounds results in a much higher resolution rate and increased precision of diagnosis.
US11484240B2	Modification of behavior or physical characteristics through visual stimulation A system and a process are provided for evaluating subliminal pixel patterns and identifying trigger patterns, which are pixel patterns that trigger a response in subjects exposed to the pattern. Each pixel pattern is embedded in a digital video or a digital still image. Pixel patterns that are found to induce reactions in subjects are identified as trigger patterns and are flagged for re-testing. Re-tested trigger patterns that repeatably induce reactions are identified as positive trigger patterns and are studied further. Variations are made to a positive trigger pattern to determine whether small changes can affect how a subject responds when exposed to that positive trigger pattern. A positive trigger pattern is evaluated to determine whether it can induce an emotional, a physical, and/or a behavioral change in the subjects and, if so, the positive trigger pattern is applied to a real-world situation.
US11484239B2	Systems, devices, components and methods for detecting the locations of sources of cardiac rhythm disorders in a patient's heart Disclosed are various examples and embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods configured to detect a location of a source of at least one cardiac rhythm disorder in a patient's heart. In some embodiments, electrogram signals are acquired from a patient's body surface, and subsequently normalized, adjusted and/or filtered, followed by generating a two-dimensional spatial map, grid or representation of the electrode positions, processing the amplitude-adjusted and filtered electrogram signals to generate a plurality of three-dimensional electrogram surfaces corresponding at least partially to the 2D map, one surface being generated for each or selected discrete times, and processing the plurality of three-dimensional electrogram surfaces through time to generate a velocity vector or other type of map using one or more of optical flow, video tracking analysis, motion capture analysis, motion estimation analysis, data association and segmentation tracking analysis, particle tracking analysis, and single-particle tracking analysis methods corresponding at least partially to the 2D map. Trained atrial discriminative machine learning models that facilitate the foregoing systems and methods, and that provide predictions or results concerning a patient's condition, are also disclosed.
US11484237B2	Physiological information measurement apparatus and program A physiological information measurement apparatus includes a measuring section that acquires a physiological signal from a living body of a subject, a signal processor that produces a plurality of physiological signal waveforms based on the physiological signal acquired from the measuring section, and that identifies an arithmetic average waveform that is obtained by arithmetic averaging of the plurality of physiological signal waveforms, and information relating to arithmetic average dispersion, and a display that displays at least the information relating to the arithmetic average dispersion.
US11484233B2	Systems, devices, and methods to compensate for temperature effects on sensors This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to compensate for the effects of temperature on sensors, such as analyte sensor. An example method may include determining a temperature-compensated glucose concentration level by receiving a temperature signal indicative of a temperature parameter of an external component, receiving a glucose signal indicative of an in vivo glucose concentration level, and determining a compensated glucose concentration level based on the glucose signal, the temperature signal, and a delay parameter.
US11484232B2	Systems, devices, and methods to compensate for temperature effects on sensors This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to compensate for the effects of temperature on sensors, such as analyte sensor. An example method may include determining a temperature-compensated glucose concentration level by receiving a temperature signal indicative of a temperature parameter of an external component, receiving a glucose signal indicative of an in vivo glucose concentration level, and determining a compensated glucose concentration level based on the glucose signal, the temperature signal, and a delay parameter.
US11484230B2	User-worn device for noninvasively measuring a physiological parameter of a user The present disclosure relates to noninvasive methods, devices, and systems for measuring various blood constituents or analytes, such as glucose. In an embodiment, a light source comprises LEDs and super-luminescent LEDs. The light source emits light at at least wavelengths of about 1610 nm, about 1640 nm, and about 1665 nm. In an embodiment, the detector comprises a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a special geometry comprising one of a substantially linear substantially equal spaced geometry, a substantially linear substantially non-equal spaced geometry, and a substantially grid geometry.
US11484217B2	Ocular impedance-based system for brain health monitoring Methods and systems monitor and assess brain bioimpedance through the use of an ocular window that assesses dynamic changes in cerebral blood volume (CBV). That ocular window is implemented through an ocular bioimpedance device that, in a non-invasive manner, measures numerous different brain health indicators using the bioimpedance measurements collected through the regions around the eyes. The ocular bioimpedance device may be goggles with localized measurement electrodes that include cathodes and anodes.
US11484212B2	Systems and methods for monitoring animal vitals A system for monitoring animal vitals can include a housing, a controller and one or more sensors for sensing vital signs. The housing can be configured to couple to one or more locations on an animal. A system can be adapted for monitoring two or more vital signs simultaneously and for conveying vital sign information to a user. A system can be adapted for alerting a user to the presence or absence of one or more conditions. A system can include a plurality of sensor units and can be adapted for monitoring a plurality of patients simultaneously.
US11484211B2	Diagnosis of medical conditions using voice recordings and auscultation A method for medical diagnosis includes recording voice signals due to sounds spoken by a patient and recording acoustic signals output, simultaneously with the voice signals, by an acoustic transducer in contact with a thorax of the patient. A transfer function is computed between the recorded voice signals and the recorded acoustic signals or between the recorded acoustic signals and the recorded voice signals. The computed transfer function is evaluated in order to assess a medical condition of the patient.
US11484207B2	Method and system for correcting focus location in magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound surgery The present disclosure provides a method for determining an ultrasound focus location in a thermal image. In one aspect, the method includes obtaining a magnetic resonance thermal image of a tissue heated by a focused ultrasound and correcting a chemical shift and a k-space shift of a monitored ultrasound focus location in the magnetic resonance thermal image such that the monitored ultrasound focus location is aligned with a real physical ultrasound focus location. Correcting the chemical shift includes correcting a first spatial error of the monitored ultrasound focus location caused by resonance frequency changes of hydrogen nuclei due to environmental differences of water molecules. Correcting the k-space shift includes correcting a second spatial error of the monitored ultrasound focus location caused by temperature error due to spatial variations of a primary magnetic field.
US11484206B2	Implantable device for detecting light correlating to vessel Example implementations relate to an implantable device that can accommodate a vessel of a living body and can detect light transmitted across the vessel. The implantable device transmits a wireless transmitter signal corresponding to the intensity of the detected light. The intensity of the detected light correlates to patency of the vessel.
US11484202B2	Intraocular pressure sensor A pressure sensor system is provided. In another aspect, a wireless intraocular pressure sensor includes a deformable or stretchable inductor. A further aspect of an intraocular pressure sensing system includes a deformable inductor sized to contact an eye. Another aspect provides an organ pressure sending system including a passive inductor with a wavy, serpentine or undulating shape.
US11484197B2	Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring anisocoria and asymmetry of pupillary reaction to stimulus A computer program is disclosed for performing the following method: recording images of a response of a left pupil to a stimulus thereby resulting in a first set of sequential images; recording images of a response of a right pupil to the same stimulus at the same time as the first images were recorded, thereby resulting in a second set of sequential images; displaying on a display simultaneously the first set of images and the second set of image, wherein the two sets of images are synchronized, and wherein a center of the left pupil of each image from the first set of sequential images is aligned with a center of the right pupil from the second set of sequential images on the display.
US11484195B2	Automated personal vision tracker Disclosed embodiments may include a device, system and method for providing a low cost device that can measure refractive errors very accurately via attachment to a smart phone. A disclosed device may use ambient light or a light source in simulating the cross cylinder procedure that optometrists use by utilizing the inverse Shack-Hartman technique. Using an optical device, in conjunction with a smart phone, the user first changes the angle of the axis until he/she sees a cross pattern (the vertical and horizontal lines are equally spaced). The user adjusts the display, using motorized controls on the on the optical device, to make the lines come together and overlap, which corresponds to bringing the view into sharp focus, thus determining the appropriate optical prescription for the user.
US11484192B2	Optical-scanning-type observation probe and optical-scanning-type observation device An optical-scanning-type observation probe is provided with: an imaging optical system that illumination light scanned by an optical scanner enters and that focuses the illumination light in the form of a spot, multiple times; a projection optical system that emits illumination light coming from a focus position focused by the imaging optical system, toward a subject in the form of a spot; and a light-receiver that is provided independently of the imaging optical system and the projection optical system and that receives reflected light of the illumination light, the reflected light coming from the subject, via a light path different from that of the imaging optical system and the projection optical system.
US11484189B2	Portable imaging system employing a miniature endoscope A cart or man-portable system and method for performing endoscopic procedures is provided. A portable display device, such as a laptop computer, is coupled to a handle comprising a miniature camera and fiber optic illumination subsystem. A sterile disposable portion is fitted over the illumination subsystem and inserted into a target area on a patient. Images of the target area are conveyed from the camera to the display device while an endoscopic procedure is performed, thus facilitating real-time diagnosis during the procedure.
US11484180B2	Dishwasher with tubular spray element including multiple selectable spray patterns A dishwasher, dishwasher sprayer, and method of spraying utilize a tubular spray element with multiple selectable spray patterns that can be used during a wash cycle. In some instances, multiple selectable spray patterns may be supported through the use of a multi-walled tubular spray element having concentric wall sections that are movable relative to one another to selectively activate one or more apertures and thereby modify a spray pattern emitted by the tubular spray element. In other instances, multiple selectable spray patterns may be supported through the use of a multi-chamber tubular spray element in which different sets of apertures are in fluid communication with different chambers in the tubular spray element and flow is selectively controlled to one or more of the chambers.
US11484176B2	Dishwasher Disclosed herein is a dishwasher. The dishwasher includes a main body, a tub provided inside the main body, a basket provided inside the tub to store items, an injection assembly configured to spray water to wash the item in the basket, and a duct including a first body configured to supply water to the injection assembly and provided to extend along a first direction, and a second body to which water flows and provided to extend from the first body to along second direction. The duct is formed by coupling of a first housing provided to form at least a portion of the first body and the second body, and a second housing provided to form another portion of the first body and the second body.
US11484173B2	Roller brush, in particular for a cleaning and/or maintenance device and a cleaning and/or maintenance device Roller brushes for a cleaning and/or care devices, for example, for cleaning and/or care of floor coverings in the form of tiles, natural, artificial, blocks of concrete or wood, with a rotationally symmetrical cylinder which comprises a cylinder surface. At least one first plurality of a first bundle of bristles with a first brush and a second plurality of a second bundle of bristles with a second brush may be arranged on the cylinder surface. The first bundle of bristles may be different from the second bundle of bristles.
US11484172B1	Wet dry appliance A cleaning device and methods for cleaning are provided. In one embodiment, the cleaning device includes a head assembly, a body assembly, and a handle assembly. The cleaning device also includes components that enable the cleaning device to operate in dry cleaning modes and wet cleaning modes. Dry cleaning modes can employ a vacuum assembly, including a motor, tubing, and a fluid recovery tank in order to draw in debris and waste into a fluid recovery tank. Wet cleaning modes can further employ a fluid supply tank, a pump, and tubing in order to supply fluid to a brushroll to aid in a cleaning process.
US11484161B2	Hand washing system and method A hand washing system, comprising a reagent and water dispensing unit connected to a server. The dispensing unit comprises a personal identification unit, a reagent dispenser, a connection to a water source, one or more sensors for monitoring the handwashing act, and a controller comprising processor and memory for operating the dispensing unit and for storing handwashing data parameters. The server receives and analyzes handwashing data parameters. When an individual approaches the dispensing unit the identification unit identifies the individual, the one or more sensors confirm that the individual's hands are at location apt for receiving reagent from the reagent dispenser and water for at least a predetermined amount of time and the processor sends the server handwashing data parameters.
US11484160B1	Soap container A system for a soap container including a container assembly and a drawer assembly is disclosed. The container assembly includes a container. The container houses and maintains a sponge member and a soap solution readily available to a user for cleaning of a desired surface. The container includes a reservoir at a top portion. The reservoir has an open top face and is refilled through the top face once the soap solution is depleted. The reservoir is selectively sealed with a tray. A nozzle is attached to the reservoir to dispense the soap solution within. The drawer is removably secured to a slot at a lower portion of the container. The sponge member is removably secured within the drawer, such that when the drawer is opened, the sponge member is underneath of the nozzle, which is actuated to dispense the soap solution onto the sponge member.
US11484157B2	Portable hand washing device The product is a Portable Hand Washing Device. It stands at approximately 59 inches in length and 25 inches in width from the bottom. The device stands as one unit, with an upper chamber which holds 5 gallons of clean water. The chamber for clean water is connected with a touchless faucet to activate the flow of the water which leads into a basin. The basin is connected with a tube to a pale underneath the unit which can hold 6 gallons of water and serves as a reservoir for the discarded water from the basin. There are two rolling wheels at the rear of the unit. There is a provision for liquid hand soap and paper towel dispenser.The device is still under development. I intend to use the following slogans: “Clean Hands, Good Health!” and “Excellent Hygiene! Excellent Health!”
US11484152B2	Container apparatus A container apparatus includes a container body and a container lid. The container body defines a first internal cavity. The container lid is attached to the container body and defines a second internal cavity. The container lid includes protrusions extending within the second internal cavity to grind solid materials.
US11484147B2	Method for foaming a beverage Various automated and semi-automated beverage preparation systems and methods are shown. The beverage preparation system can include a container assembly configured to receive beverage, such as a milk. The container assembly can be configured to receive a flow of steam, air, or additional gasses and vapors to heat and/or aerate the beverage residing therein. The container assembly can include a temperature sensor configured to monitor the rate of heating, and automatically adjust the heating and aeration parameters accordingly.
US11484145B2	Curtain mounting bracket The present disclosure discloses a curtain mounting bracket, comprising a body, and the body is provided with a first connecting chamber where a hole-free mounting component is installed and a second connecting chamber where a traditional curtain is connected. With the structure of the first connecting chamber where a hole-free mounting component is installed, a bracket can be installed on a wall without any holes, and with the structure of the second connecting chamber, a traditional curtain is connected, thereby solving the technical problem in hole-free mounting of the traditional curtain, assisting the traditional curtain in achieving hole-free mounting and preventing the traditional curtain from being scrapped due to poor sales, thus reducing resource wastes, lowering production cost and achieving quick and convenient assembly and disassembly.
US11484143B2	Movable body and method of using the same A movable body is configured to receive a package at a first location and wait for a recipient at a second location that is different from the first location. The movable body includes: a body configured to perform autonomous driving; a storage box attached to the body, the storage box being configured to temporarily store the package; and a controller configured to move the body from the first location to the second location.
US11484132B2	Portable display cabinet for transport, storage and display of living organisms A climate controlled display cabinet includes a frame. A stationary shelf is coupled to the frame. A plurality of operable shelves is coupled to at least one of the frame and the stationary shelf. The operable shelves are moveable between open and closed positions. A heat source is in thermal communication with the stationary shelf and the plurality of operable shelves. At least one temperature sensor monitors a temperature of an area proximate the stationary shelf and the plurality of operable shelves.
US11484130B2	Lifting device for playard A lifting device for a playard includes a slide rail and a connector. A slide groove is provided on a left side of the slide rail. A slide portion cooperating with the slide groove is provided on a right side of the connector. A movable part capable of left-right movement is provided in the connector. The movable part is translationally connected with a pulling member. An upper part of the pulling member is hinged with the connector. A positioning post is fixed on a right end surface of the movable part. A positioning hole is provided on the right side of the connector. A plurality of limiting holes are provided on the left side of the slide rail. A front end surface of the pulling member is provided with a post hole extending backward. The post hole is provided therein with a pressing post adapted to the post hole.
US11484127B2	Chair assemblies, table assemblies, modular components for use within chair assemblies and table assemblies, and parts for use within the modular components Chair assemblies (e.g., powered recliner chairs, rocker style chairs, fixed position chairs, chairs with pivoting seats, recliner chairs, a sub-combination thereof, or a combination thereof), tables and trays are provided. More particularly, chair assemblies (e.g., powered recliner chairs, rocker style chairs, fixed position chairs, chairs with pivoting seats, recliner chairs, a sub-combination thereof, or a combination thereof), tables and trays, modular components for use within the chair, table, and tray assemblies, and parts for use within the modular components are provided.
US11484124B2	Seat pad A seat pad includes a supporting device, a shaping positioning portion, and an elastic member. The supporting device has a receiving space. The shaping positioning portion is at the outer periphery of the receiving space. The elastic member is arranged in the receiving space of the supporting device. The elastic member includes a contact surface in the shaping positioning portion, and the contact surface can be seated by a buttock of a user to hold the buttock of the user.
US11484123B2	Dynamic postural device The dynamic postural device comprises two oscillating elements having respectively: —a seating portion to support a buttock of a user; a supporting portion opposite to the seating portion and of a substantially convex shape; in which the supporting portion is adapted to allow the oscillation of the respective oscillating element as a result of the seating of the user.
US11484122B2	Sofa armrest connection structure and sofa assembly The disclosure discloses a sofa armrest connection structure and a sofa assembly. The connection structure includes a first member and a second member, wherein the first member includes a first base plate, two guide rails symmetrically arranged on the first base plate, and a limiting part which is arranged on the first base plate and located under the two guide rails; the second member includes a second base plate and two guide bars symmetrically arranged on the second base plate; the two guide bars are in sliding insertion-fit with the two guide rails correspondingly; the first base plate and the second base plate are each provided with a plurality of bolt holes; the first base plate is used for being connected with a sofa seat frame, and the second base plate is used for being connected with a sofa armrest.
US11484120B2	Cookware lid holder Disclosed is a system for storing one or more cookware lids. The system may include one or more holders or pockets, disposed in one or more tiers. The tiers may be disposed in a column from a top edge of the backing to a bottom edge of the backing. The holders may each be associated with a support sleeve. The system may be formed of a backing made of suitable material, such as cotton canvas. A pair of eyelets may be provided on the system, for hanging or mounting to an interior or exterior area.
US11484118B2	Multipurpose storage, maintenance and display cabinet system for scuba gear A gear cabinet system having two, physically separated, sides providing compartmentalization for wet and dry storage, respectively. The first side provides a first space having ventilation functionality and anti-microbial lighting functionality for drying and sanitizing wet gear. The second side defines a space for storing and displaying dry gear.
US11484117B2	Movable platform of a suspended storage apparatus A storage apparatus includes a pully system, a moveable platform, X-bars, a lowering and lifting means and attachment elements. The platform includes at least one support tray and side and end platform supports. The pully system includes at least one pully, a lowering and raising mechanism and at least one rope or cable, where the rope or cable is attached to at least one pully support. The lowering and lifting means turns the lowering and raising mechanism such that the rope or cable moves over pullies in the pully system to raise and lower the platform of the storage apparatus.
US11484114B2	Tuft-picking device, brush-making machine, method for producing a tuft picker and method for producing a counter piece of a tuft-picking device To improve the brush-making field, a tuft-picking device (4) is provided, which includes the tuft picker (8) that is movable in relation to the material box (2) of the brush-making machine (1) and, on its front side (11), which in the operating position faces the bristle supply (3) held in the material box (2), includes at least one tuft-picking notch (12). The tuft-picking notch (12) has two opposing knife edges (14, 15), which delimit the notch opening (13) of the tuft-picking notch (12) and are oriented transverse to the direction of movement of the tuft picker (8). Another part of the tuft-picking device (4) is the counter piece (9), which is provided with the separating edge (17) facing the tuft picker (8). In order to allow bristle filaments (16) to be removed from the bristle supply (4) as gently as possible, at least one of the two knife edges (14, 15) and/or the separating edge (17) is rounded.
US11484110B2	Interdental cleaner An interdental cleaner (10) has a rod-shaped support (11) made of plastic, a handle part (12) connected to the support (11), and a cleaning part (13) which has a sleeve-shaped cover (14) arranged on the support (11). The cover carries radially outwardly protruding cleaning elements (15). Provision is made that the cover consists of a plurality of cover parts, wherein a first cover part (16) consists of a first soft-elastic plastic, and wherein a second cover part (17) consists of a second soft-elastic plastic or of a thermoplastic, wherein the plastics material of the first cover part (16) is different than the plastics material of the second cover part (17). Preferably, the plastics material of the first cover part (16) has a lower Shore hardness than the plastics material of the second cover part (17).
US11484108B2	Care instrument A care instrument arranges a storage container and a peristaltic pump, with the storage container accommodating the care product, the peristaltic pump being configured to draw the care product from the storage container and deliver the care product to a surface of a housing. In this way, a user can apply care products while using the care instrument. By controlling the peristaltic pump by the control component, the care product is delivered to the surface of the housing in a timed and quantitative manner for precise and accurate delivery of the care product. The massaging component and the peristaltic pump can operate independently. When only the massaging component works independently, the care instrument functions in massaging, and when the massaging component and the peristaltic pump work together, the care product delivered to the surface of the housing may be further uniformly dispersed by the massaging component.
US11484101B2	Device for forming Brunnian links A Brunnian link is a link formed from a closed loop doubled over itself to capture another closed loop to form a chain. Elastic bands can be utilized to form such links in a desired manner. The example loom provides a device for holding elastic bands in place to enable the creation of a Brunnian linked article.
US11484098B2	Press pad for assembling parts of a shoe Aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods that employ a press pad for forming shoe parts, or subassemblies, for example a sole subassembly. The adaptive pad may conform to a topography of a pattern of recesses of a shoe part and provide sufficient rigidity to facilitate formation of a bond during pressing of the one or more shoe parts to form the sole subassembly.
US11484095B2	Footwear heel spring device A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.
US11484094B2	Fluid-filled chamber with a stacked tensile member A fluid-filled chamber may have a barrier, a stacked tensile member, and a fluid. The barrier may be formed from a polymer material that is sealed to define an interior void. The stacked tensile member may be located within the interior void and includes a first tensile element and a second tensile element that are joined to each other. Additionally, opposite sides of the stacked tensile member are joined to the barrier. The fluid is located within the interior void and may be pressurized to place an outward force upon the barrier and induce tension in the stacked tensile member. In some configurations, each of the tensile elements may be a spacer textile.
US11484091B2	Waterproof shoes and method for preparing the same The present invention is related to a water-resistant shoe and a method of making the water-resistant shoe. In most embodiments the shoe comprises an outsole, an insole, an upper, and a bootie product comprised of a bootie, a bootie liner, a strobel and a gasket. In many embodiments water-resistant materials such as tape or glue are used to cover all seams and joints. In some embodiments the different pieces are tested for water-resistance before combining and in others the final shoe is tested for water-resistance. The present shoe and method provide a comfortable yet water-resistant shoe.
US11484085B1	Air-conditioned helmet The air-conditioned helmet is a protective structure. The air-conditioned helmet is configured for use with an individual. The air-conditioned helmet forms a protective shell around the head of the individual. The air-conditioned helmet is a temperature-controlled space within the protective space formed by the air-conditioned helmet. The air-conditioned helmet comprises a helmet structure, cooling structure, and a control circuit. The control circuit and the cooling structure attach to the helmet structure. The cooling structure controls the temperature of the protective interior space formed by the helmet. The control circuit: a) controls the temperature of the protective space formed by the helmet structure; and, b) tracks and announces the GPS coordinates into the protective space formed by the helmet structure.
US11484084B2	Universal non-helmeted protective facemask A protective non-helmeted single molded facemask for sports includes a frame structure formed of a polycarbonate polymer and an integrally molded rigid eye shield formed of a transparent polycarbonate polymer composition. The peripheral frame structure is structured and configured to engage a user's forehead, side and cheek facial structure and chin. An arrangement of vertical and horizontal bars in the lower portion of the face area of the facemask are structured and configured to protect the users nose and mouth from direct contact with external objects, while the rigid eye shield on the upper face area of the facemask protects the users eyes from direct impact and contact with external objects. Upper and lower straps extend from slotted openings on the sides of the facemask and are positioned and arranged to extend around the lower back of the wearer's head to secure the facemask on the wearer's head.
US11484083B1	Force absorbing helmet A force absorbing helmet has an exterior shell and an interior shell, the interior shell further has an interior lumen comprising a viscous liquid and a plurality of hard springs. A plurality of micro-hinges are located on the exterior surface of the exterior shell to deflect the portions of the exterior shell due to a blunt force exerted thereon.
US11484082B2	Glasses/cap system A glasses/cap system for separably coupling glasses to a cap and for securing the glasses to the hat in either a usage orientation or a storage orientation. The coupling components mainly consisting of complementary magnets and ferromagnetic materials located in reciprocal parts of the glasses and cap alone or in combination with push type or bungee type connectors.
US11484081B2	Head covering and method A durag is provided. The durag is configured to configured to cover a head of a user. The durag includes a tail. The tail is attached to a peripheral end of the center cap portion. The tail includes a first portion and a second portion. The tail is wrapped around the head of the user and the first portion is detachably attached to the second portion.
US11484080B2	Shadow neutral 3-D garment rendering A tool allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs in three dimensions before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. Based on a laser input file with a pattern, a laser will burn the pattern onto apparel. With the tool, the user will be able to create, make changes, and view images of a design, in real time, before burning by a laser. Input to the tool includes fabric template images, laser input files, and damage input. The tool allows adding of tinting and adjusting of intensity and bright point. The user can also move, rotate, scale, and warp the image input.
US11484077B1	Combination storage and sterilization device for fake eyelashes A combination storage and sterilization device for fake eyelashes is a portable device that houses and disinfects all types of fake eyelashes including eyelash extensions and eyelash tools. The device includes a casing, a drawer, a cover, and a sterilization mechanism. The sterilization mechanism may include a UV bulb, a power source such as batteries, and a control circuit with a timer to automatically turn on and off the sterilization mechanism. The device may further include additional compartments for storing tools and accessories associated with fake eyelashes.
US11484076B2	Article of apparel A bra including a closure system, the closure system including a first layered fabric body, a second layered fabric body, a loop assembly secured to the first layered fabric body, and a hook assembly secured to the second layered fabric body. The hook assembly is configured to interface with the loop assembly to secure the first layered fabric body to the second layered fabric body, and the first layered fabric body includes a flexible supporting layer, where the flexible supporting layer is configured to provide rigidity to the second layered fabric body such that the second layered fabric body maintains a flat configuration when it is secured to the first layered fabric body.
US11484075B2	Multilayer fabric with selective radiation filter A multilayer fabric for selectively blocking or transmitting particular wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, such solar radiation, and far infrared (FIR) radiation. The multilayer fabric may include a microporous water vapor permeable layer that selectively filters particular wavelengths depending on the size of its pores. In some embodiments, the multilayer fabric may include a nanostructured layer that selectively filters particular wavelengths.
US11484068B2	Flat-knit support garment for upper torso Aspects of a flat-knit support garment for an upper torso are provided. The flat-knit support garment may include a bra structure having a flat-knit bra material that includes a cup zone, a body zone, a wing zone, a strap zone, and a chestband zone. In some instances, a perimeter of the flat-knit bra comprising a neck opening and armhole openings includes a finished edge treatment corresponding to a high stretch modulus, covered yarn. Such finished edges are generated in seamless construction with the unitary, flat-knit structure of the flat-knit support garment for an upper torso. The flat-knit characteristics of the support garment for an upper torso may correspond to one or more of a flat-knit stitch sequence, a yarn type, and/or a finishing treatment.
US11484066B2	Two-wire authentication system for an aerosol delivery device An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a cartridge coupled with a control body. The cartridge is equipped with a heating element, an authentication device and a second switching circuit. The control body includes a first switching circuit and is configured to exchange authentication signals with the authentication device to authenticate the cartridge for use with the control body and, only in instances in which the cartridge is authenticated, direct power to the heating element. The control body and the cartridge include respectively a two-wire electrical connector and a corresponding two-wire electrical connector coupled with one another, and across which the authentication signals are exchanged and the power is directed. The first switching circuit is coupled with the second switching circuit to form switching circuitry configured to manage the authentication signals and the power across the two-wire electrical connector.
US11484065B2	Electronic cigarette having an air regulating ring An electronic cigarette, including: an atomization assembly and a battery assembly. The atomization assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The atomization assembly includes a mouthpiece, a glass tube, an upper seal ring and a lower seal ring with respect to the glass tube, an atomization body, a first seal ring sealing the atomization body, an air regulating ring including at least one air inlet, a second seal ring sealing the air regulating ring, a plurality of ceramic atomization cores disposed in parallel, a fixed ring fixing the plurality of ceramic atomization cores, a piece of cotton, a base, an insulation ring, and an electrode. The plurality of ceramic atomization cores is fixed on the fixed ring. The piece of cotton is disposed on the bottom of the plurality of ceramic atomization cores to adsorbs leaked condensate. The fixed ring is disposed on the base.
US11484063B2	Electronic cigarette having an atomization assembly disposed on a battery assembly An electronic cigarette including an atomization assembly and a battery assembly. The atomization assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The atomization assembly includes an e-liquid tank; a seal plug; a seal collar; a base; a plurality of first magnets; a metal casing; an atomizer; a seal cover; an O-ring; a cylinder; a spring; a first seal ring; and a funnel. The battery assembly includes a second seal ring; an air column; an electrode pair; a plurality of second magnets; a seal sleeve; a pneumatic switch; a press plate; a battery; a control panel; a support; a housing; and a button. The seal collar is sheathed on the base; the base includes a hollow rod and the seal plug is disposed on one end of the hollow rod; the e-liquid tank is disposed on the base; the base includes a plurality of bottom recesses.
US11484062B2	Nicotine pod assemblies and nicotine e-vaping devices A nicotine pod assembly for a nicotine e-vaping device may include a pod body and a connector module. The pod body has an upstream end and a downstream end and is configured to hold a nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The upstream end of the pod body defines a cavity. The connector module is configured to be seated within the cavity of the pod body. The connector module may include an external face and a side face. The external face of the connector module includes at least one electrical contact and defines a pod inlet. The side face of the connector module defines at least one module inlet. The side face of the connector module faces a sidewall of the cavity in the pod body when the connector module is seated within the cavity.
US11484061B2	E-vaping system, a method of manufacturing a cartridge for use in e-vaping system, and a method of manufacturing an e-vaping system The e-vaping system includes a storage portion with a housing holding a pre-vapor formulation and a capillary medium, the housing defining a first opening. The e-vaping system further includes a heater assembly that is fluid permeable, the heater assembly including electrically conductive filaments arranged to define an air impingement surface, the electrically conductive filaments forming a mesh, the heater assembly extending across the first opening of the housing. The capillary medium is in contact with the heater assembly, where the capillary medium is configured to draw the pre-vapor formulation to the electrically conductive filaments. The capillary medium defines a second opening allowing an airflow to pass through the capillary medium.
US11484060B2	Evaporator and its control method An evaporator is provided, comprising a heating core shell and a heating core assembly; the heating core assembly comprises a pipe bowl container, a cavity air passage structure, a heating element and a control circuit; the control circuit is configured to heat the heating element according to received trigger signals from different trigger paths, the heating element is configured to conduct heat energy to and evaporate a matter to be evaporated stored in the pipe bowl container, and evaporated gas is guided to outside of the heating core shell through the cavity air passage structure. A control method of the evaporator is also provided. The pipe bowl container is convenient for cleaning, and the control circuit receives signals from different trigger paths to heat the heating element, so as to make the heating working state of the control and operation of the heating element more concise and convenient.
US11484059B2	Vaporizer filter A filter for an vaporizer has a housing having a sidewall and a top. A filter element is contained in the housing adjacent to the top. The filter element has an outer element concentrically arranged around an inner element. The outer element contains elongated fibrous filtering members containing quartz wool in order to reduce heavy metals contained in vapor passing through the filter. The inner element contains and delivers to the user flavorings or medications. A removable sanitary wrapper is disposed around the housing of the filter. The filter may also be configured as a replacement mouthpiece for a vaporizer.
US11484053B2	Method for the cultivation of pluriennial plants belonging to the cardueae tribe and for the integrated recovery of inulin, seeds and biomass from the said plants This invention relates to a method for cultivating pluriennial plants belonging to the Cardueae tribe and for the integrated recovery of inulin, seeds and biomass from the said plants.
US11484051B2	Rice bran extract compositions Aspects of the present disclosure relate to compositions having rice bran extract, method of making rice bran extract and method of using same.
US11484050B2	Crispy pulse products and processes of making the same A process of producing crispy pulses includes hydrating a plurality of raw pulses including cooking to produce hydrated pulses having a predetermined hydrated texture and a predetermined hydrated moisture content and crisping the hydrated pulses to produce the crispy pulses having a crispy texture and a predetermined final moisture content. A crispy pulse formed from a raw pulse has a predetermined crispy texture profile and a crispy texture.
US11484049B2	Antimycotoxin composition The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising at least one strain of Bacillus subtilis, for the degradation of mycotoxins.
US11484044B1	Modification and extrusion of proteins to manufacture moisture texturized protein Legume plant-based proteins, especially pea protein, are used as a primary source for twin-screw extrusion to manufacture an intermediate moisture, texturized protein piece that can be further processed by controlled hydration and coated with a batter, breading, or coating to produce a comestible product. Protein is the predominate ingredient (70-95%) in the extruded piece. In the preferred embodiment, the protein is pea powder and flavor is provided by addition of yeast extract to impart beef, chicken, or pork flavor. Additional components in the form of hydrophilic polymers and alkalai are also added prior to extrusion to insure desired texture and handling properties. The hydrophilic polymers impart functional properties such as water-binding, thereby aiding in foaming, emulsifying, texturizing, and gelation, important to manufacturing an intermediate moisture texturized plant-protein product by extrusion.
US11484041B2	Method for centrifugal extraction and apparatus suitable for carrying out this method A method and equipment for extracting dissolvable solids from small particles using a staged, counter-current battery of centrifuges is described. The advantages gained by working with particles having a mean diameter smaller than 50 microns and doing the extraction with the particles dispersed in a non-flowing liquid are (1) a significant reduction in the concentration gradient of the dissolvable solids across the diameter of the particles and throughout the body of particles being extracted in a comparable standard column battery and (2) higher overall yields because extraction can be conducted to a uniform limit rather than being constrained by a local (surface or column position) limit. As regards coffee extraction, the equipment and method are intended for the production of high quality concentrated coffee extracts rather than the production of soluble or instant coffee.
US11484038B2	Respiration ranking in controlled atmosphere rooms An improved system and method for evaluating stored agricultural or horticultural commodities is provided. The system and method generally include performing atmospheric measurements within multiple controlled atmosphere rooms, or sampling enclosures coupled to controlled atmosphere rooms, and determining a change over time of a respiratory value of the commodities stored therein. Based on the change over time of the respiratory value, the system and method selects commodities from among at least one of the controlled atmosphere rooms for delivery, marketing, storage, or other disposition.
US11484037B2	Transport device for transporting eviscerated poultry carcasses or parts thereof An apparatus for transporting poultry bodies/parts has a transport saddle fastened to a transport unit. A holding apparatus fastens the saddle to the unit, and has a receptacle body for the unit and a fastening body for the saddle. The fastening body is releasably and rotatably connected to the body. The holding apparatus has a latching device to lock the fastening body and saddle, having a latching lever and two latching bolts. The lever on a main body of the receptacle body pivots from a locking position where the lever engaged the bolt into a release position where the lever is out of engagement with the bolt. A first actuating member actuates the lever from the locking into the release position and a second actuating member rotates the fastening body in the release position. First and second magnetic elements with unlike poles pull the lever into the locking position.
US11484034B2	Methods to induce heat stress tolerance in plants The present invention is directed to methods of improving heat stress tolerance in plants comprising applying an effective amount of 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to the plant.
US11484031B2	Seed coating agent for preventing and treating wheat rot disease A seed coating agent for preventing and treating a wheat rot disease is provided. The seed coating agent includes a fungicide and a seed priming and elicitor. The fungicide includes silthiopham and coumoxystrobin. The seed priming and elicitor includes salicylic acid and compound sodium nitrophenolate. The weight percentage of each components is 1%-60% of the fungicide, 0.0005%-0.05% of salicylic acid, and 0.001%-0.1% of compound sodium nitrophenolate. The seed coating agent has a good effect of promoting seed germination and strengthening seedlings on wheat seeds. Both silthiopham and coumoxystrobin are of low toxicity, and are safe for humans, animals, beneficial organisms, and the environment. It can delay the pathogens resistance to a single agent
US11484030B2	Engineered pesticidal proteins and methods of controlling plant pests The invention provides nucleic acids, polypeptides, transgenic plants, compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity (e.g., insecticidal activity) to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds. Nucleic acids encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, including plants, to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms and compositions containing the recombinant organisms or insecticidal proteins can be used to control a pest (e.g., an insect).
US11484029B2	Method for controlling building-inhabiting pest and composition for controlling building-inhabiting pest A composition for controlling a building-inhabiting pest, the composition including, as an active component, at least one kind of an amide derivative represented by the following Formula (1) in which, Q represents an unsubstituted phenyl group or a phenyl group substituted at the 2-, 3- or 4-position with one fluorine atom, R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and each of Y1 and Y2 independently represents a bromine atom, an iodine atom, or a trifluoromethyl group, and a method for controlling a building-inhabiting pest, the method including treating a space in a building with the composition.
US11484027B2	Air filter with pathogen monitoring and inactivation An improved technology for inactivation of viruses, for example the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is causing the Covid-19 pandemic, is described. The technology can include a device that includes a substrate coated in a polymer that is infused with a pathogen inactivating material. In various embodiments, at a given time, a portion of the pathogen inactivating material is exposed to the environment, and the device is configured to periodically or intermittently expose additional pathogen inactivating material to the environment. For example, the polymer can be ablative or sacrificial.
US11484026B2	Artificial womb system and placenta The invention relates to an artificial womb system for supporting newborns, in particular extremely premature infants between the 21/0 and 28/0 week of pregnancy, comprising the following: a chamber (1) of the artificial womb, said chamber being formed by an at least partially ultrasound-permeable wall (2) and comprising a lumen (14) for maintaining a physiologically intraamnial pressure and for receiving the artificial amniotic fluid (15) and a newborn or a premature infant, at least one access for supplying the premature infant in the artificial womb with nutrients, a dialysis device (9), and an oxygenator (8) and/or a gassing device for supplying oxygen to the newborn or premature infant, wherein means are provided in order to maintain an intraamnial pressure of >0 mBar in the chamber (1) of the artificial womb, said pressure acting on the newborn, in addition to the atmospheric pressure.
US11484024B1	Insect egress device An insect egress device for use with a window or door screen has a portal that is attached to the window screen with a portion of the portal extending through the screen from the inside to the outside. The portal may be provided with various insect attracting features and includes a flange, an extension extending outwardly from the flange surface that terminates at a free end, and an egress passage extending completely through the flange and the extension. The extension has a frusto-pyramidal shaped section and a second extension section that is generally straight and includes the free end. The egress passage has a first sidewall section of a tapering stair-step configuration and a second sidewall section that is not stair-step and is generally straight and terminates at the free end. In aspects, a phosphorescent material is disposed on the first sidewall section and visible through the egress passage from an interior position.
US11484022B2	Insect trap device A removable substrate for an insect attractant device includes a body having front and rear faces, a grip portion, and a base disposed opposite the grip portion. The removable substrate further includes a first lateral portion extending from the base, and a second lateral portion extending from the base. A projection extends outwardly from the base, lowermost ends of the first and second lateral portions are disposed below the projection, and an adhesive is applied to the front face and the rear face.
US11484017B2	Fishing lure A fishing lure with a head made of a hard plastic, a formed wire partially embedded in the head, wherein the wire is formed to have one or two adjacent loops in the front of the head, a loop at the top of the head, and a loop at the bottom of the head, a cavity in the rear portion of the head, a screw projecting out from the front wall of the cavity, and a soft plastic body that is configured to be attached to the head by screwing the body onto the screw. The front of the body fits into the cavity in the head. The body has a projecting male end at its front that presents a stub that is configured to be coupled to the screw, to attach the body to the head.
US11484012B2	Method and system for operating an apparatus through multiple input and output devices coupled with a microprocessor A system and method for controlling movement of a door or other apparatus, such as to provide and restrict access to a chicken coop, including a plurality of input devices, a plurality of output devices, and a microprocessor configured on a circuit board to detect signals from the input devices, process the signals, and based upon predetermined logic generate and transmit output signals to the output devices. One of the input devices is a wireless smart switch remotely controlled by a user, which transmits electric current based upon user input such that when the user input indicates an intention that the apparatus move in a first direction, the switch will transmit electric current, and when the user input indicates an intention that the apparatus move in a second direction, the switch will stop transmitting electric current.
US11484011B2	Pet collar having pendant with interchangeable crystal The present invention relates generally to a unique pet accessory capable of holding a pendant with a crystal or precious gemstone inside. The pendants are interchangeable with different crystals. The collar of the present invention provides a unique way to accept the pendant. The pendant with the crystal can be open ended on each side so that it is in contact with the pet. The crystal creates a balance of positive energy between the pet and the owner, and between the crystal and the pet.
US11484008B2	Pig feeder with feed flow adjustment A feeder for pigs includes a hopper and a trough for receiving the feed where an elongate opening is defined by an elongate shelf to control the amount of feed discharged from the hopper to the trough. An adjustment linkage for lifting the shelf against the weight of feed in the hopper includes a first lift screw and a second lift screw each for applying a lifting force to the elongate adjustment member located at spaced positions from the end walls of the hopper. Each of the screws includes a gear box with a shaft connected between the two gear boxes to communicate drive therebetween for simultaneous operation of the lift screws by a hand crank connected to one at the top of the feed in the hopper.
US11484006B2	Animal feeding device, a food container to be housed therein, and a milking system including such a feeding device An animal feeding device is provided including at least one cassette including a frame including wall elements defining upper and lower compartments, side wall elements defining a width of the upper compartment, a food container housed in the upper compartment, supported by at least one wall element, and a food delivery device housed in the lower compartment. The food container communicates with the food delivery device through an opening provided in a bottom portion of the food container. The food container has front, end, and side walls. The side walls are parallel in a longitudinal direction, have a constant distance therebetween in the longitudinal direction, are opposite to each other, are connected to and separated by the front wall in one end, and are connected to and separated by the end wall in an opposite end. The end wall has an inclination towards the bottom portion of the food container.
US11484003B2	Milking system A milking system for milking a dairy animal includes a milking cup for obtaining milk, a measuring chamber which is in flow communication with the milking cup for at least temporarily containing the obtained milk, and having a sensor device for measuring at least one property of the milk. The sensor device comprises at least three mutually separate electrodes for measuring values of a first milk property using an electrical and/or electromagnetic variable, and a sensor control unit for actuating the sensor device and for processing the measured values. The sensor control unit is configured to repeatedly select a pair of the electrodes in a targeted manner, the pair comprising a first electrode and a second electrode which differs from the first electrode. The sensor device is configured to measure the value of the variable between the electrodes, and to determine the value of the at least one milk property.
US11484002B2	Development of tobacco varieties with no or significantly reduced anatabine content A process for producing a reduced tobacco-specific nitrosamine (TSNA) tobacco plant comprising reducing and/or eliminating anatabine biosynthesis in wild-type tobacco plant. In addition, use of such plants for discovery of molecular markers that are closely linked with genes required for anatabine biosynthesis and for discovery of genes required for anatabine biosynthesis. In addition, a smoking composition, a smoking article and a smokeless tobacco oral delivery product contain the tobacco material.
US11483999B1	Soybean variety 5PBFR19 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PBFR19 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PBFR19, cells from soybean variety 5PBFR19, plants of soybean 5PBFR19, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PBFR19. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PBFR19 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PBFR19, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PBFR19, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PBFR19. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PBFR19 are further provided.
US11483998B1	Soybean variety 5PLYB25 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PLYB25 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PLYB25, cells from soybean variety 5PLYB25, plants of soybean 5PLYB25, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PLYB25. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PLYB25 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PLYB25, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PLYB25, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PLYB25. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PLYB25 are further provided.
US11483997B2	Soybean variety 5PUZE53 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PUZE53 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PUZE53, cells from soybean variety 5PUZE53, plants of soybean 5PUZE53, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PUZE53. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PUZE53 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PUZE53, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PUZE53, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PUZE53. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PUZE53 are further provided.
US11483995B1	Maize hybrid X70P199 A novel maize variety designated X70P199 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X70P199 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X70P199 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X70P199, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X70P199 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X70P199 and methods of using maize variety X70P199 are disclosed.
US11483993B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011050 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011050. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011050, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011050 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011050.
US11483987B2	System and method for the integrated use of predictive and machine learning analytics for a center pivot irrigation system The present invention provides a system and method for analyzing sensor data related to an irrigation system. According to a preferred embodiment, the system includes algorithms for analyzing real-time, near real-time and historical data acquired from sensors in communication with a mechanized irrigation machine. Further, the algorithms of the present invention system may analyze collected sensor data to determine if an event has occurred or is predicted to occur. Further, the algorithms of the present invention may provide commands to an irrigation machine and notifications to users. According to further aspects of the present invention, the algorithms of the present invention may preferably apply machine learning and other data analysis tools to detect maintenance patterns, geographic trends, environmental trends, and to provide predictive analysis for future events.
US11483986B1	Vehicle mounted lawn dethatcher A towable lawn dethatching device for use with a vehicle, containing: a. a frame having a front end, a rear end, a top, a bottom and two sides; b. a plurality of horizontally spaced apart tines supported by the frame; each of the plurality of horizontally spaced-apart tines having a first end and a second end; c. at least one wheel supported by the frame; d. a mounting portion adapted to pivotably couple the lawn dethatching device to the vehicle in a vertical axis, the lawn dethatching device is moveable between: e. a first position wherein the plurality of horizontally spaced-apart tines are in a dethatching position, wherein the first end of each of the plurality of horizontally spaced-apart tines is above the second end of each of the plurality of horizontally spaced-apart tines, to dethatch and accumulate thatch while the vehicle is moving in a first direction; and f. a second position wherein the plurality of horizontally spaced-apart tines are in a non-dethatching position, allowing the accumulated thatch of the first position to be collected into a pile while the vehicle is moving in a second direction.
US11483985B2	Method and system for fungi production in an aquaponics system The present invention is an aquaponic assembly, comprising at least one tank, wherein the tank is sized to contain a predetermined quantity and species of fish; a radial flow settler connected to the at least one tank, wherein the radial flow settler receives a liquid from the at least one tank, wherein the liquid contains fish excrement and the radial flow settler sorts solid excrement from the liquid; a mineralization system is connected to the radial flow settler, wherein the liquid from the radial flow settler undergoes a mineralization process to adjust the composition of the liquid; a series of liquid beds connected to the mineralization system, wherein the liquid passes through the series of liquid beds; and a plurality of substrates positioned within the liquid beds.
US11483984B2	Trellis Trellis arrangements are used for supporting fruit-bearing plants as they grow. A problem in some orchards or the like is that it can be difficult to install trellis posts in the ground, in particular when the posts are relatively long and difficult to place at the correct angle. The invention discloses a trellis comprising a plurality of supports, each support comprising a shaft embedded in a ground, and at least one connector arm extending upwards at an acute angle with respect to the ground. The trellis is such that for each support, a post is sleeve-fitted to the connector arm so that the post extends upwards at an acute angle but does not touch the ground; the upwardly extending posts collectively support elevated lines running between the posts; and the lines support branches of a fruit bearing plant growing along the lines.
US11483983B2	Weed barrier and method of use A weed barrier includes a rigid body defining a plurality of basins. The basins have bottoms with holes therethrough for planting garden plants. In a particular embodiment the bottom surface of the weed barrier includes a plurality of hose channels configured be positioned over a hose. Several example configurations of rigid weed barriers are disclosed.
US11483979B2	Double-tab baffle for an agricultural baler A duckbill assembly of a wrapper for an agricultural baler. The duckbill assembly includes a frame, at least one roller movably connected to the frame and configured for spreading a wrapping material, an upper baffle connected to the frame, and a lower baffle connected to the frame and located underneath the upper baffle. The lower baffle has a width, a first set of grippers, and a second set of grippers. The first and second set of grippers are configured for spreading the wrapping material across the width of the lower baffle.
US11483975B2	Harvester pick deck suspension A harvesting vehicle including a body, a plurality of wheels coupled to the body, and a pick deck coupled to the body. The pick deck can include a plurality of picking systems configured to be carried over plants growing in at least one plant bed to harvest crops of the plants. The pick deck can include at least one sensor system configured to provide distance measurement data of a height of the pick deck over the at least one plant bed. The harvesting vehicle also includes a plurality of actuators each adjustably coupling the pick deck to the body, and a suspension control system configured to adjust at least a vertical position of the pick deck with respect to the body based at least in part on the distance measurement data. Other embodiments are described.
US11483970B2	System and method for adjusting the orientation of an agricultural harvesting implement based on implement height In one aspect, a system for adjusting harvesting implement orientation of an agricultural harvester may include a harvesting implement configured to be coupled to the agricultural harvester in a manner that permits a fore/aft tilt angle defined between a longitudinal axis of the harvesting implement and a field surface to be adjusted. The system may also include a sensor configured to detect a parameter indicative of a distance between the harvesting implement and the field surface. Furthermore, the system may include a controller configured to receive an input associated with a predetermined characteristic of the harvesting implement. The controller may also be configured to monitor the distance between the harvesting implement and the field surface based on data received from the sensor and initiate adjustments of the fore/aft tilt angle based on the received input and the monitored distance.
US11483965B2	Hand-held spreader having a base attachable to a plurality of different hoppers A hand-held spreader is provided having a base with a mechanism for spreading particulate material response to turning a hand crank. The base is universally attachable to hoppers of different types which provide particulate material to the base for spreading. Different types of hoppers when attached to the base can adapt the spreader to spread different particulate material, such as of seed or salt. Teeth may be provided along upper edge of the hopper for use in scooping up particulate material into the hopper. Another type of hopper which can be attached to the base has a closed top end to provide a sealed container of particulate material, and has a sealing member releasable from the hopper to allow flow of particulate material from the hopper to the attached base.
US11483963B2	Particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a particle belt configured to be disposed apart from a particle metering and singulation unit and a particle acceleration system configured to apply a force to a particle to accelerate the particle from the particle metering and singulation unit and to guide the particle toward the particle belt. The particle belt is configured to receive the particle accelerated from the particle metering and singulation unit, and the particle acceleration system is configured to apply the force to the particle to accelerate the particle from the particle metering and singulation unit to the particle belt, such that a particle speed of the particle reaches a target particle speed, is within a target percentage of a belt speed of the particle belt, or both, as the particle reaches the particle belt.
US11483961B2	Mixing and drying conveyor A conveyor having a conveyance structure, mixing components, belt, and gas manifold. The gas manifold disposed within or on an exterior portion of the structure. The gas manifold having one or more manifold outlet ports to dry, condition, or treat a metered stream of seed within the conveyor. The manifold may be operably connected to a recirculating air system providing the vacuum source and pressurized air source of atmospheric or conditioned air. A filter and vacuum port may extract debris or humidity from the metered stream of seed within the conveyor. A plurality of mixing baffles may be longitudinally spaced apart through the conveyor in a laterally alternating manner to mix the metered stream of seed. The conveyor may be used to transfer, mix, dry, condition and treat the metered stream of seed between multiple stages of treatment.
US11483959B2	Disk assembly with multi-plane angle adjustment and related systems and methods A disk assembly for agricultural implements comprises a disk hanger including a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The disk assembly further includes a hanger spindle supported relative to the distal end of the disk hanger for rotation about a first axis of rotation, and a blade spindle supported relative to the hanger spindle, with the blade spindle being rotatable about a second axis of rotation oriented non-parallel relative to the first axis of rotation. Additionally, the disk assembly includes a blade coupled to the blade spindle for rotation therewith about the second axis of rotation. Moreover, the disk assembly is configured such that rotation of the hanger spindle relative to the disk hanger about the first axis of rotation results in an adjustment of both an angle-of-engagement and a camber angle of the blade.
US11483958B2	Intelligent crop maintenance device with independently controlled blades System that automates crop maintenance activities, such as cultivating and weeding, with a device that intelligently and independently controls two blades that drag along either side of a crop row using sensors to repeatedly track the position of the blades and of the plants in the row. Blades may be moved in and out independently using an actuator for each blade to contour closely around the individual plants, even if plants or rows vary in their positions, and even if plant sizes and shapes differ. An illustrative system may use a single camera and a processor per crop row; the processor may analyze camera images to locate plant positions and shapes, to plan blade trajectories, and to control blade actuators. The processor may be able to control blade movement precisely to respond quickly to sensor input on changes in plant positions, shapes, and sizes along the row.
US11490546B2	Cooling system for electronic modules A system and a method for cooling a plurality of electronic devices housed in a housing of an electronic module. The system comprises a first cooling circulatory arrangement, configured to circulate a first liquid coolant between a first electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices and a heat exchanger, the first electronic device being thermally coupled to the first liquid coolant such that heat is transferred from the first electronic device to the first liquid coolant. The system further comprises a second cooling circulatory arrangement, configured to circulate a second liquid coolant between a second electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices and the heat exchanger, the second electronic device being thermally coupled to the second liquid coolant such that heat is transferred from the second electronic device to the second liquid coolant. The first cooling circulatory arrangement and the second cooling circulatory arrangement are thermally coupled at least via the heat exchanger, such that heat is transferred from the first liquid coolant to the second liquid coolant via the heat exchanger.
US11490544B2	Method of fixing flexible printed circuit and mobile terminal A method of fixing a flexible printed circuit (FPC) and a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes: a rear cover; a first FPC fixedly connected to the rear cover; a front housing provided with a battery accommodation compartment; in case that a battery is installed in the battery accommodation compartment, there is a gap between the battery and the first FPC.
US11490542B1	Patch panel adapters Adapters for mounting patch panels to data center racks enable the patch panels to be repositioned with respect to the racks in a rotatable or pivotable manner. A patch panel mounted to an adapter has a jack or port on one side of the adapter, and a jack or port on another side of the adapter. With the adapter aligned at an obtuse angle with respect to a front edge of a rack, a component may be inserted into the rack, or removed from the rack. Subsequently, the adapter aligned at an acute angle, or any other angle, with respect to the front edge of the rack. Mounting patch panels to the adapters enables the patch panels to be maintained outside of the rack, and increases a number of components that may be installed within the rack, or space or volume that may e occupied by components within the rack.
US11490536B1	Elevator mechanism enabling front service of electronic chassis components An elevator provides for lifting and disconnecting an electronic device from a chassis circuit board and the subsequent removal of the device from a chassis slot. A sliding element between the device and the slot includes tracks within which travel followers associated with the electronic device. Motion in a first direction the tracks causes the tracks to move with respect to the followers, raising the device away from the circuit board. In a fully raised position, the device is disconnected and may be removed from the slot. Motion in the opposite direction causes the relative motion between the track and follower to lower the device toward the circuit board. In a fully seated position, the device is connected to the circuit board.
US11490531B2	Display frame structure and display A display frame structure and a display are disclosed. The display frame structure includes an integrally formed main body, where the integrally formed main body is provided with a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion is configured to connect a first component on a first side of the integrally formed main body, the second connecting portion is configured to connect a second component on a second side of the integrally formed main body that is opposite to the first side, and the integrally formed main body is also provided with a plurality of passage holes.
US11490530B2	Spring mechanisms for display enclosures In some examples, a device can include a display coupled to a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism applies a first force in a first direction, an enclosure coupled to the display with the locking mechanism, and a spring mechanism coupled to the enclosure and the locking mechanism to prevent a tension level between the display and the enclosure from exceeding a tension threshold, wherein the spring mechanism applies a second force in a second direction.
US11490529B2	Display device and method of manufacturing display device A display device is provided and includes a display panel; and a wiring board comprising a flexible base, a terminal electrically connected to the display panel, wherein the flexible base including a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface, and a concavity in the second surface, the wiring board is mounted on the display panel and is bent so that the wiring board is opposed to a rear surface side of the display panel, and the concavity is provided in the portion of the wiring board which is bent.
US11490528B2	Method for manufacturing wiring board, and wiring board Provided is a method for manufacturing a wiring board that forms a wiring layer having favorable adhesion without a resin resist pattern. A method prepares a substrate with seed-layer including: a underlayer on the surface of an insulating substrate; and a seed layer on the surface of the underlayer, the seed layer having a predetermined pattern and containing metal; presses a solid electrolyte membrane against the seed layer and the underlayer, and applies voltage between an anode and the underlayer to reduce metal ions in the membrane and form a metal layer on the surface of the seed layer; and removes an exposed region without the seed layer and the metal layer of the underlayer to form a wiring layer including the underlayer, the seed layer and the metal layer on the surface of the substrate.
US11490527B2	Method for providing electrical connections and apparatus comprising electrical connections This application relates to a method and apparatus formed using the method. The method includes using a first process to form at least one conductive trace on a flexible surface and using a second process to form at least one bead of fluid conductive material at a first location. The method also includes positioning at least one printed circuit board overlaying conductive trace such that the at least one bead of fluid conductive material is aligned with at least one hole in the printed circuit board and pushing the printed circuit board towards the flexible surface. The pushing of the printed circuit board toward the flexible surface forces the bead of fluid conductive material through the hole to form an electrical connection between the at least one conductive trace and an upper surface of the printed circuit board.
US11490526B2	Method of forming a structure upon a substrate A method of forming a structure upon a substrate is disclosed. The method comprises: providing a substrate upon a surface of which a plurality of electrically conductive pads are disposed; depositing fluid containing a dispersion of electrically polarizable nanoparticles onto the substrate such that at least a portion of a first one of the plurality of pads is in contact with the fluid; applying an alternating electric field to the fluid using a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode being positioned so as to provide an effective first electrode end position from which the electric field is applied, coincident with the deposited fluid, and spaced apart from the first pad by a distance, and the second electrode being in contact with the first pad, such that a plurality of the nanoparticles are assembled to form a first elongate structure extending along at least part of the distance between the effective first electrode end position and the portion of the first pad.
US11490520B2	Printed circuit board, method of manufacturing the same, and mobile terminal A PCB, a method of manufacturing the PCB, and a mobile terminal are provided. The PCB includes a PCB body and a PCB element. A first surface of the PCB body is provided with a groove. The PCB element includes a connection terminal, and a part of the PCB element is arranged within the groove. The connection terminal includes a first portion arranged within the groove and a second groove arranged outside the groove, and the first portion is electrically connected to conductive layers in the PCB body.
US11490515B2	Extensible and contractible wiring board An extensible and contractible wiring board includes first and second extensible and contractible wiring substrates formed by respective wiring at extensible and contractible substrates. Each of the first and second extensible and contractible wiring substrates has a first end having functional units and an intermediate wiring portion, with the wiring and the functional units of the first and second extensible and contractible wiring substrates not electrically connected. Moreover, the first and second extensible and contractible wiring substrates are electrically independent extensible and contractible wiring substrates, and the wirings and the functional units do not overlap at the first ends of the first and second extensible and contractible wiring substrates in top view of the extensible and contractible wiring board, and the intermediate wiring portions of the first and second extensible and contractible wiring substrates overlap in top view of the extensible and contractible wiring board.
US11490514B2	Electronic device An electronic device may include a display panel, a plate disposed under the display panel and including a code area in which a unique code is disposed, and a circuit film electrically connected to the display panel. The circuit film includes a first portion, and a second portion extending from the first portion and covering the code area.
US11490512B2	Printed circuit board and antenna module comprising the same A printed circuit board and an antenna module including the same are provided. The printed circuit board includes a core layer; a first build-up structure disposed on an upper side of the core layer, including first insulating layers and first bonding layers, alternately stacked, and further including first wiring layers disposed on upper surfaces of the first insulating layers, respectively, and embedded in the first bonding layers, respectively; and a second build-up structure disposed on a lower side of the core layer, including second insulating layers and second bonding layers, alternately stacked, and further including second wiring layers disposed on lower surfaces of the second insulating layers, respectively, and embedded in the second bonding layers, respectively. The printed circuit board has a through-portion penetrating through the core layer and the second build-up structure, and has a region in which the through-portion is disposed as a flexible region.
US11490511B2	Circuit board and electronic device that includes it A circuit board according to the present disclosure includes a substrate that is composed of a ceramic(s), and an electrically conductive layer that is positioned in contact with the substrate. The substrate includes a groove around the electrically conductive layer. Furthermore, an electronic device according to the present disclosure includes a circuit board with a configuration as described above, and an electronic component that is positioned on the electrically conductive layer.
US11490508B2	Cover plates that attenuate electrostatic discharge at printheads Systems and methods are provided for cover plates for printheads. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a cover plate for a printhead. The cover plate includes multiple layers of electrically conductive material, a layer of nonconductive ferrite that is sandwiched between the multiple layers, and at least one connector that penetrates through the multiple layers and the layer of nonconductive ferrite to form a conductive pathway for electric current between the multiple layers through the layer of nonconductive ferrite. The cover plate also includes at least one opening that penetrates through the multiple layers and the layer of nonconductive ferrite, and that is configured to align with nozzles of the printhead.
US11490506B2	Skew compensation apparatus for controlling transmission line impedance One embodiment provides a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB can include one or more metal layers and at least a pair of differential transmission lines. The pair of differential transmission lines can include a first transmission line and a second transmission line. The first transmission line can include a plurality of timing-skew-compensation structures, and a respective timing-skew-compensation structure of the first transmission line or a corresponding segment of the second transmission line adjacent to the timing-skew-compensation structure has a non-uniform width.
US11490504B2	High-speed trace breakout methods and systems A high-speed transmission circuit design reduces or eliminates the presence of unwanted stub-effects and avoids uncontrolled line impedances that in existing circuits cause impedance mismatches that give rise to unwanted reflections and, ultimately, degrade signal integrity, e.g., in belly-to-belly configurations involving Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Double Density (QSFP DD) connectors. In various embodiments, by preventing overcrowding of signal lines, the circuit design further reduces crosstalk and increases signal integrity.
US11490503B2	Substrate with electronic component embedded therein A substrate with an electronic component embedded therein includes: a core structure having a cavity; a metal layer disposed on a bottom surface of the cavity of the core structure; and an electronic component disposed on the metal layer in the cavity of the core structure. The substrate with the electronic component embedded therein has an excellent heat dissipation effect.
US11490499B2	Method of exposure using extreme ultraviolet and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor includes generating plasma in an amplifying tube using gas as a gain medium; detecting a state of the plasma generated in the amplifying tube; determining a virtual laser gain based on the detected state of the plasma; controlling the state of the plasma such that the virtual laser gain is within a target range; and manufacturing the semiconductor device including performing an exposure process on a substrate using a laser beam output from the amplifying tube adjusted to have the virtual laser gain within the target range.
US11490493B2	Dynamic user interface The invention provides a user interface for controlling a multichannel lighting unit wherein each channel of the multichannel lighting unit comprises at least one light source for emitting light having a channel-specific spectral composition, the spectral composition associated with one channel being different from the spectral composition associated with another channel, and a light output from each channel being individually controllable, the user interface comprising at least two user interaction elements, each user interaction element associated with a color producible with the multichannel lighting, each user interaction element comprising: (a) a static scale representing a static range of control values for controlling a light output of the multichannel lighting unit in respect of the color associated with the user interaction element; (b) a dynamic scale representing a dynamic range of control values for controlling a light output of the multichannel lighting unit in respect of the color associated with the user interaction element, wherein the dynamic range of control values is a valid/executable range determined at least in part based on a present control value selected in respect of another user interaction element, and; (c) a selector adjustable by a user of the user interface for selecting a present control value for controlling the light output of the multichannel lighting unit in respect of the color associated with the user interaction element.
US11490491B2	Entertainment apparatus, light emission controlling apparatus, operation device, light emission controlling method and program A light emission controlling apparatus, an operation device, a light emission controlling method and a program that facilitate understanding of identification information associated with the operation device are disclosed. The light emission controlling apparatus includes an identification information specification unit that specifies the identification information associated with the operation device. A specific light emission region specification unit specifies a specific light emission region that is part of a light emission region set to the operation device, the specific light emission region according to the identification information. A light emission controlling unit controls such that at least part of the light emission region emits light in such a manner that a color according to the identification information and the specific light emission region are recognizable.
US11490490B2	Hyperbright motion flood light A lighting appliance includes a housing, a lighting element disposed in the housing is capable of displaying multiple color temperatures, a control unit disposed in the housing, an electrical communication system in communication with the lighting element and the control unit, and a sensor disposed on a portion of the housing, where the sensor is in communication with the lighting element and the control unit via the electrical communication system, and when a motion signal is detected by the sensor, the control unit is configured to instruct the lighting element to illuminate in a predetermined light mode for a predetermined time.
US11490489B2	Electronic device for controlling light emitting elements of optical sensor module based on display signal line voltage and operating method of electronic device An example electronic device includes: a housing: a display including a plurality of signal lines; an optical sensor module including first and second light emitting elements respectively overlapping first and second signal lines, and a light receiving element configured to collect light from the first and/or second light emitting elements that is reflected and received from an external object; and a processor. The processor is configured to control the first light emitting element based on an off-time point of time of the first signal line corresponding to brightness of the display such that the first light emitting element emits light at a first light-emitting point of time, and to control the second light emitting element based on a time difference between off-time points of time of the first and second signal lines such that the second light emitting element emits light at a second light-emitting point of time.
US11490487B2	Light emitting diode light structures A Light Emitting Diode (LED) light includes a bridge rectifier configured to be powered by an alternating current power source and to produce a rectified output. Control circuitry couples to the bridge rectifier and is configured to produce a shunt signal when the rectified output is less than a threshold voltage. A series connected Light Emitting Diode (LED) string includes a first group of LEDs and a second group of LEDs. A switch couples to a first side of the second group of LEDs and is controlled by the shunt signal to deactivate the second group of LEDs. The control circuitry may include a ratio metric series resistor string configured to sense a proportion of the rectified output and an inverter configured to generate the shunt signal based on the proportion of the rectified output.
US11490485B2	Module and circuit arrangement for a light source A circuit arrangement for connecting a plurality of LED modules in parallel comprises a positive pole terminal and a negative pole terminal for connecting a driver, a positive pole terminal line for electrically connecting the positive pole terminal to the modules, a negative pole terminal line for electrically connecting the negative pole terminal to the modules, a plurality of positive pole terminal contacts for electrically connecting the positive pole terminal line to anode terminal contacts of the modules, and a plurality of negative pole terminal contacts for electrically connecting the negative pole terminal line to cathode terminal contacts of the modules.
US11490483B2	Leakage protection circuit, method and drive device The present disclosure provides a leakage protection circuit, a method and a drive device. The leakage protection circuit is used for being electrically connected with the power supply line of a load, and may be configured to sample the power supply line at intervals, detect the voltage of the sampled electrical signals to determine whether the voltage of the AC input power is divided, and provide leakage protection based on the determined result. The present disclosure can prevent human from electric shock through sampling the electric signals from the power supply line at intervals and performing voltage detection and comparasion to determine whether the voltage of the accessed AC input power is divided, when the voltage of the accessed AC input power is determined to be divided, the power supply line will be controlled in non-conductive state.
US11490481B2	Pulse width modulation driver and operation method thereof A pulse width modulation (PWM) driver and an operation method thereof are provided. The PWM driver includes a PWM generating circuit and multiple driving channels. The PWM generating circuit generates multiple PWM signals. The driving channels drive multiple light emitting elements of a light emitting element array. Each of the driving channels includes a PWM selection circuit. The PWM selection circuits are coupled to the PWM generating circuit to receive the PWM signals. Each of the PWM selection circuits selects a PWM signal from the PWM signals according to corresponding sub-pixel data. The selected PWM signal is output to at least one corresponding light emitting element among the light emitting elements.
US11490479B2	Systems and methods for tunable LED lighting A tunable lighting system includes a first LED having a first spectral output, a second LED having a second spectral output, and a correction circuit including a correction LED. The correction circuit in the tunable lighting system controls the correction LED to emit light that, when combined with light output from the first LED and light output from the second LED, produces a selected spectral characteristic.
US11490478B1	High-compatibility dimmer circuit A high-compatibility dimmer circuit is provided, which includes an impedance inspection avoidance module, a dimming module and an alternating-current input module. The impedance inspection avoidance module is connected to a load via an output end. The dimming module is connected to the impedance inspection avoidance module and includes a control unit. The alternating-current input module is connected to the dimming module, and converts an input alternating voltage into a pulsating direct voltage so as to power the load and the dimming module. When the load is driven, the control unit starts timing and switches the impedance inspection avoidance module after a predetermined time period. In this way, the dimming module can directly power the load and perform dimming for the load according to a dimming signal.
US11490477B2	Electronic controller apparatus and control method An electronic controller apparatus comprises a controller circuit for controlling an external load and a power supply circuit to power the controller circuit. A switch is adapted to alternately be conductive to bypass the power supply circuit from the input or allow the power supply circuit to obtain power from the input. A linear operation of the switch is used to reduce current and voltage waveform distortion when power is being obtained from the input.
US11490476B2	Solid-state lighting with a luminaire dimming driver A light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire dimming driver comprises a power supply circuit, a dimming interface circuit, an optocoupler circuit, an LED luminaire driving circuit, and a supplied voltage control circuit. The LED luminaire driving circuit is configured to automatically convert a constant voltage from the power supply circuit into an output DC voltage to dim an external LED luminaire in response to a dimming signal no matter whether the external LED luminaire is originally dimmable or not. The LED luminaire driving circuit is further configured to receive a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal and to control a magnitude of the output DC voltage in response to the PWM signal. The supplied voltage control circuit comprises a relay switch configured to sense the dimming signal, to control switching between a line voltage from AC mains and the output DC voltage to operate the external LED luminaire without operational ambiguity.
US11490474B1	Bi-level light fixture for public transportation tunnels A light fixture usable in train tunnels provides normal mode downlighting for track and walkway lighting and a selective task lighting mode where higher-lumen lighting is provided in at least the same downlighting direction as the track and walkway lighting. The normal lighting illumination level is at least 0.25 to 2.00 foot-candles at the illuminated surfaces. The task lighting mode provides at least 5.00 foot-candles to the same illuminated surfaces. The task lighting mode is achieved with the same light source that provides the normal mode lighting or with additional light sources that are activated together with or instead of the normal lighting mode light sources. The light sources can be a plurality light emitting diode (LED) engines that include a plurality of LEDs. The task lighting mode can also use another light source to provide additional task lighting up from the fixture.
US11490472B2	Power control solution for reducing thermal stress on an intermittently operable chipset controlling RF application for cooking Control electronics may control power amplifier electronics associated with application of RF energy generated using solid state electronic components. The power amplifier electronics may be configured to control application of RF energy in an oven according to a cooking recipe at least in part based on a learning procedure that generates a power cycling between high and low powers when the learning procedure is executed. The control electronics may include processing circuitry configured to employ a thermal stress mitigation technique to control thermal stresses on the power amplifier electronics associated with the power cycling.
US11490471B2	Adaptive power control of a microwave oven for coexistence with wireless networks A household appliance includes: a magnetron for generating microwaves during operation; a power supply unit; and a controller for specifying to the power supply unit a power level for the operation of the magnetron. The controller temporarily reduces, in a coexistence mode, the power level specified to the power supply unit for the operation of the magnetron in a manner that reduces or prevents disturbance of communication in a wireless network using beacon frames due to the microwaves generated by the magnetron.
US11490467B2	Electromagnetic induction heater An electromagnetic induction heater, including: a first cover plate; an inductive coil; a housing; a glass pipe; a second cover plate; a first control plate; a second control plate; a power button; a first baffle plate; a pair of electrodes; a third cover plate; a battery; a support frame; a battery connector; a spring; and a second baffle plate. The pair of electrodes is disposed on the support frame. The first baffle plate is disposed on the pair of electrodes and is fixed on the support frame. The spring butts against the battery connector. The spring and the battery connector are disposed in one end of the support frame. The second baffle plate is directly connected to the spring and fixed on the one end of the support frame. The support frame is disposed in the housing. The inductive coil is disposed on the first control plate.
US11490461B2	Integrated water detection and ejection for ceramic substrates A water detecting and ejecting sensor device includes a housing, a ceramic substrate, an integrated circuit and a sensor. The housing includes a cavity and the integrated circuit is disposed on a ceramic substrate. The sensor is disposed on the integrated circuit. The ceramic substrate includes one or more ports to expose the cavity to a surrounding environment, and each port includes at least two mesh layers.
US11490458B2	Wireless hub emulator An example radio frequency (RF) communication system includes a gateway server and a plurality of RF nodes. The plurality of RF nodes includes hub RF nodes and member RF nodes. Member RF nodes include a member RF node memory coupled to a member RF node processor, along with member programming in the member RF node memory, which includes functions. The functions configure the member RF nodes to connect to a nodal wireless network via a respective hub RF node. Hub RF nodes include a hub RF node memory coupled to a hub RF node processor, along with hub programming in the hub RF node memory, which includes functions. The functions configure the hub RF nodes to send to a member RF node via the nodal wireless network, an administrative request message. The functions further configure the hub RF nodes to receive from a member RF node an administrative response message.
US11490455B2	User equipment and base station Disclosed is a scheme of transmitting various types of radio signals for which interference between adjacent cells is considered in a radio communication system (for example, dynamic TDD) in which uplink communication and downlink communication can be dynamically switched. A feature of the present invention relates to user equipment including a transceiver that performs transmission and reception of a radio signal with a base station in accordance with a communication scheme in which uplink communication and downlink communication are dynamically switched and a signal processor that processes the radio signal, wherein the transceiver transmits a connection request signal generated by the signal processor in fixed uplink radio resources of the communication scheme.
US11490450B1	Translating virtual network function A method for providing a translating virtual network function by a network element. The method comprises receiving by the network element a first Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP) message of a plurality of PFCP messages at a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of a plurality of IP addresses of the network element, the first IP address corresponding to a first Session Management Function (SMF) of one or more SMFs, selecting by the network element a translation method based on the first IP address on which the first PFCP message was received, translating by the network element the first PFCP message using the selected translation method into a function-based model representation of the first PFCP message, and configuring by the network element a network interface controller to implement, based on the representation of the first PFCP message, a protocol data unit (PDU) session.
US11490448B1	Method and apparatus for radio bearer configuration to support UE-to-network relaying in a wireless communication system A method and device are disclosed for radio bearer configuration to support User Equipment-to-Network (UE-to-Network) relaying from the perspective of a relay UE. In one embodiment, the relay UE establishes a PC5-Radio Resource Control (PC5-RRC) connection with a remote UE. The relay UE also transmits a RRC message to a network node to request a radio bearer configuration to support UE-to-Network relaying. Furthermore, the relay UE receives a RRC Reconfiguration message from the network node, wherein the RRC Reconfiguration message includes a Uu configuration for a Uu Radio Link Control (RLC) bearer associated with a signalling radio bearer (SRB). In addition, the relay UE receives a RRC Reconfiguration Complete message from the remote UE. The relay UE also transmits the RRC Reconfiguration Complete message on the Uu RLC bearer to the network node.
US11490447B2	Intelligent 5G NR RRC state transitions A UE in an RRC inactive state may determine an operational state mismatch between an actual RRC operational state for the UE and a stored RRC operational state for the UE maintained at a network node. To determine the mismatch, while the UE is in the RRC inactive state, the UE may monitor at least one of paging messages, serving cell power levels, or neighbor cell power levels. When an operational state mismatch is detected, the UE may initiate a state correction procedure rather than an RRC resume procedure.
US11490443B2	Data transmission method and apparatus, and session management device A data transmission method, a data transmission apparatus, and a session management device are provided. The data transmission method includes obtaining state information of a UE to which downlink data is destined; selecting, for the UE, a first gateway function entity for transmission of the current downlink data according to the state information of the UE; determining a first data transmission path between the first gateway function entity and a second gateway function entity; and performing the transmission of the downlink data according to the first data transmission path.
US11490438B2	Protocols and architectures for NR-NR dual connectivity (NR-DC) Embodiments include methods, for a first centralized unit (CU) in a radio access network (RAN), to configure a user equipment (UE) to communicate via first and second distributed units (DUs). Such methods include initiating a first radio resource control (RRC) entity to communicate with the UE via a first RRC connection through the first DU, and selecting the second DU to communicate with the UE in a dual-connectivity (DC) configuration with the first DU. Such methods include performing one or more of the following based on determining the second DU is associated with the first CU: initiating a second RRC entity within the first CU to communicate with the UE via a second RRC connection through the second DU; and establishing one or more further radio bearers with the UE via the second DU. Other embodiments include methods for a UE, and CUs and UEs configured to perform such methods.
US11490437B2	Method and system for providing communication services using a plurality of remote subscriber identity modules A method and a wireless communication device for providing communication service to devices connected to the wireless communication device. By establishing a starter wireless carrier connection using a starter SIM from a plurality of local SIMs, the wireless communication device establishes one or more logical data connections with one or more SIM banks. Remote-SIMs are selected from the one or more SIM banks and used to establish further wireless carrier connections to allow communication service to be provided to the devices over wireless carrier connections.
US11490436B2	User plane relocation techniques in wireless communication systems Techniques for modification of data sessions may allow changing of user plane functions (UPFs) that serve a data session. A UE may identify a user plane of a first data session is to be relocated from a first UPF, and may initiate a second data session with a second UPF using an identification associated with the first data session. In some cases, the first data session may be modified to be served by the second UPF rather than the first UPF. A network entity, such as a session management function (SMF) may determine that a user plane of a first data session of a UE is to be relocated away from a first UPF, and may perform a user plane relocation of the first data session via establishing a second data session at a second UPF or via modifying the first data session to be served by a second UPF.
US11490434B2	Dual connectivity transmission techniques Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive multiple uplink grants that schedule uplink transmissions for two different radio access technologies (RATs) during overlapping time resources. The UE may adjust the power for one of the uplink transmissions based on the temporal proximity of the second received uplink grant relative to the first uplink transmission. The UE may adjust the power of the uplink transmission by partially or completely reducing its power.
US11490428B2	Initial access in new radio unlicensed spectrum Techniques and examples of design for initial access in New Radio (NR) unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) are described. An apparatus receives from a base station of a wireless network which transmits one or multiple synchronization signal and PBCH blocks (SS/PBCH blocks) whose indices are indicated in a cyclic-wrapped order subject to a result of listen-before-talk (LBT) in NR-U. The apparatus also transmits a random access request on random access channel (RACH) resources allocated by the base station.
US11490427B2	Methods for triggering a base station to transmit a MAC message The examples described herein provide for a Secondary Base Station (SeNB) Change procedure in a system configured to provide Dual Connectivity, where the SeNB Change procedure does not include the RACH procedure. As part of the SeNB Change procedure, a UE device generates a request that the Target Secondary base station (Target SeNB) is to send a Media Access Control (MAC) message to the UE device. In some examples, the request can be configured to specify a particular MAC Control Element that the Target SeNB should send in response to receiving the request. Upon receipt of the request, the Target SeNB transmits the requested MAC message to the UE device, along with TA information, if required. The UE device determines when the SeNB Change procedure has been completed, based at least partially on when the requested MAC message is received from the Target SeNB.
US11490423B2	Electronic device in wireless communication system, and wireless communication method The present application relates to an electronic device in a wireless communication system, and a wireless communication method. The electronic device in a wireless communication system according to the present application comprises: a processing circuit, configured to perform a channel detection process in one or more beam directions of an unlicensed spectrum; and a transceiver circuit, configured to transmit a random access preamble sequence in one or more beam directions in which channels are detected as idle. The electronic device and the wireless communication method of the present application can implement a random access process on an unlicensed spectrum, improve the channel detection efficiency, and reduce the delay caused by the channel detection process.
US11490421B2	User terminal and radio communication method A user terminal is disclosed that includes a receiver that performs sensing before signal transmission and a transmitter that transmits a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH). In addition, the transmitter transmits predetermined information that relates to the transmission of the PUSCH. In other aspects a radio communication method for a user terminal is disclosed.
US11490419B2	Contention window updates with integrated access and backhaul nodes for unlicensed operations Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system may perform contention window updates on an IAB node for different components of the IAB node. In some implementations, the IAB node may perform separate contention window updates in separate reference durations for the different components. Additionally or alternatively, the IAB node may perform a joint contention window update for the different components, where a single reference duration for updating contentions windows for the components may be defined for the IAB node that includes transmissions for both components. Additionally or alternatively, the IAB node may perform separate contention window updates for the different components based on the single reference duration that includes transmissions for both components, where feedback may be used separately to update corresponding contention windows.
US11490418B2	Channel scanning method and device, storage medium and terminal Channel scanning method and device, storage medium and terminal are provided. The method includes: during scanning of a current channel, determining whether to prolong a minimum channel time of the current channel in a time interval before a probe request frame is sent on the current channel; if it is determined to prolong the minimum channel time of the current channel, updating the minimum channel time of the current channel, or else, maintaining the minimum channel time of the current channel, and on the current channel, contending for channel usage right based on CSMA, and when the channel usage right is acquired, sending a probe request frame, and starting a minimum channel time timer, wherein a timing duration of the minimum channel time timer is set based on the minimum channel time. With embodiments of the present disclosure, channel scanning is optimized and efficiency of the channel scanning is improved.
US11490417B2	FBE framework for NR systems operating on unlicensed spectrum Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for frame based equipment (FBE) framework for new radio (NR) systems operating on the unlicensed spectrum. A processor for a base station performs a first clear channel assessment (CCA) using Category-1 (CAT-1) or CAT-2 listen-before-talk (LBT) on an unlicensed spectrum. The processor transmits first downlink (DL) data to one or more user equipments (UEs) within a fixed frame period (FFP) in accordance with a frame based equipment (FBE) framework for new radio (NR) on the unlicensed spectrum. The base station operates as an initiating device and the one or more UEs operate as responding devices. The processor performs a second CCA responsive to a gap of X orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols between a DL burst and an uplink (UL) burst being greater than a threshold gap. The processor transmits second DL data within the FFP responsive to performing the second CCA.
US11490416B2	User terminal, radio base station and radio communication method The present invention is designed so that UL signals of a plurality of user terminals can be multiplexed and communicated in cells where listening is employed (for example, unlicensed bands). According to the present invention, a user terminal communicates with a radio base station in a cell where listening is executed before uplink (UL) signals are transmitted, and has a transmission section that transmits UL signals, and a control section that controls the transmission of UL signals based on the result of listening. The control section makes the listening period for executing listening and the transmission period for transmitting UL signals the same among a plurality of user terminals that are scheduled in the same subframe.
US11490407B2	Method and device for determining RSRP in NR V2X A method for performing wireless communication by a first device and a device for supporting same are provided. The method may include receiving a plurality of reference signals from a second device through a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), herein, the plurality of reference signals are transmitted through a plurality of antenna ports, determining a reference signal received power (RSRP) value using the plurality of reference signals based on indexes for the plurality of antenna ports, and transmitting the RSRP value to the second device.
US11490405B2	Method for transmitting information, base station and user equipment Aspect of the disclosure provides a method that can include determining configuration information of a bandwidth part (BWP) blank transmission unit in a fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) system. The configuration information can include a time frequency resource range of the BWP blank transmission unit, and the method can include transmitting resource configuration information to a user equipment on the basis of the configuration information of the BWP blank transmission unit, scheduling a first transmission resource at a time-frequency location of the BWP blank transmission unit so as to utilize the first transmission resource to transmit target service data, the first transmission resource being a resource scheduled on the basis of a non-5G NR communication protocol.
US11490404B2	Demodulation reference signal patterns for dynamic spectrum sharing with increased spectral efficiency for 5G or other next generation network The disclosed subject matter is directed towards semi-static or dynamic shifting of New Radio demodulation reference signals to avoid collisions with LTE cell specific reference signals (LTE CRS) in a physical downlink shared channel symbol (PDSCH). In dynamic spread spectrum (DSS) deployments, where NR PDSCH mapping type B is used, e.g., to allow for two NR physical downlink control channel symbols, when the NR PDSCH starts on a symbol carrying LTE CRS, the NR DMRS of the NR PDSCH is shifted to the first symbol of the NR PDSCH not carrying LTE CRS. Whether mapping type A or mapping type B, shifting the symbol containing NR DMRS facilitates the use of two DMRS symbols without colliding with LTE CRS.
US11490403B2	Data transmission method and data transmission device A data transmission method and a data transmission device are provided. The method includes: receiving first indication information sent by a network side device, the first indication information is used to instruct the UE to send a first signal; and determining actual first uplink transmission characteristic of the first signal when valid first uplink transmission characteristic of the first signal is not obtained, and sending the first signal through the actual first uplink transmission characteristic, or not sending the first signal when valid first uplink transmission characteristic of the first signal is not obtained.
US11490402B2	Power control based on semi-static direction for dual connectivity Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a maximum transmission power for an uplink transmission on a first cell of a first cell group (CG) based on a direction of communications (e.g., uplink, downlink, or flexible) with a separate cell of a second CG during a same duration of the uplink transmission and within a same first frequency range, where the direction of communications is either an actual direction or an assumed direction. The UE may receive an uplink grant scheduling the uplink transmission during a symbol and within the first frequency range, determine the maximum transmission power for the UE based on the direction of communications for the separate cell during the symbol and within the first frequency range, and subsequently transmit the uplink transmission in accordance with the maximum transmission power.
US11490399B2	Scheduling request configuration method and sending method, and corresponding apparatus A scheduling request (SR) configuration method and sending method, and a corresponding apparatus are provided, to resolve a prior-art problem of a scheduling request configuration method and sending method, and a corresponding apparatus. The scheduling request configuration method includes: receiving, by a user equipment (UE), control signaling sent by a network device, where the control signaling is used to configure, for the UE, an SR configuration associated with at least one logical channel and at least two SR resource configurations associated with the SR configuration, and the SR resource configurations indicate physical resources used to signal an SR associated with the at least one logical channel; and signaling, by the UE based on a physical resource indicated by one of the at least two SR resource configurations, an SR associated with one of the at least one logical channel.
US11490398B2	Cell-based transmission priority Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a first downlink control information (DCI) at a first time, and may receive a second DCI at a second, later time. Each DCI may contain scheduling information for scheduling a number of transmissions at the UE. A transmission associated with the first DCI on a first cell may be scheduled to start before or during a transmission associated with the second DCI on a second cell. The UE may then determine priorities associated with the first and second cells. In cases where the priority of the second cell is greater than the priority of the first cell, the UE may transmit the second scheduled transmission before it transmits the first scheduled transmission. As a result, the UE may prioritize transmitting the second scheduled transmission before the first scheduled transmission.
US11490393B2	Joint consideration of the maximum number of channel state information reference signal and positioning reference signal resources Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) transmits capability information indicating a maximum number of downlink resources for both positioning reference signal (PRS) resources and downlink resources for one or more second downlink channels or signals that the UE is capable of processing per unit of time, receives, from a serving transmission-reception point (TRP), a configuration of one or more downlink resources for the one or more second downlink channels or signals, wherein a number of the one or more downlink resources is less than the maximum number, and receives, from a location server, a configuration of one or more PRS resources for the serving TRP, one or more neighboring TRPs, or both, wherein a number of the one or more PRS resources is less than the maximum number.
US11490388B2	Methods and apparatus for combining received uplink transmissions Methods and apparatus for combining received uplink transmissions. In an embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a descrambled resource element associated with selected second channel state information (CSI2) and receiving a descrambling sequence used to generate the descrambled RE. The method also includes rescrambling the descrambled RE using the descrambling sequence to generate a rescrambled RE and modifying the descrambling sequence to generate a modified descrambling sequence. The method also includes descrambling the rescrambled RE with the modified descrambling sequence to generate a modified descrambled RE and accumulating the modified descrambled RE to form a combined CSI2 value.
US11490386B2	Communication apparatus and method for controlling communication apparatus A communication apparatus performs communication while suppressing an increase in power consumption. The communication apparatus includes a periodic signal generating unit, a clocking unit, a multiplication unit, and a communication processing unit. The periodic signal generating unit generates a predetermined periodic signal. The clocking unit clocks time in synchronization with the predetermined periodic signal generated by a frequency signal generating unit. The multiplication unit multiplies the predetermined periodic signal generated by the frequency signal generating unit to supply the signal as a multiplied signal. The communication processing unit performs predetermined communication processing in synchronization with the multiplied signal generated by the multiplication unit.
US11490385B2	Transmission and reception method and apparatus for reducing transmission time interval in wireless cellular communication system Methods and apparatuses for signal transmission and reception are provided for a wireless communication system. A message including resource configuration information for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is transmitted to a terminal on higher layer signaling. The resource configuration information includes information on physical resource blocks (PRBs). Downlink control information (DCI) is transmitted to the terminal on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The DCI includes a resource indicator for explicitly indicating the resource configuration information. Uplink control information (UCI) is received from the terminal on the PUCCH based on the PRBs associated with the resource configuration information indicated by the resource indicator.
US11490380B2	Method for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system, and apparatus supporting same Various embodiments relate to a next generation wireless communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate and the like beyond 4th generation (4G) wireless communication systems. Provided according to various embodiments are a method for transmitting/receiving a signal in a wireless communication system and a device supporting same, and various other embodiments may also be provided.
US11490377B2	Communication apparatus and communication reception method Provided are a base station, whereby the erroneous detection of control information can be reduced, thereby preventing the degradation of the system throughput. A base station maps a downstream allocation control information unit, which is addressed to a terminal, to a first resource region, which can be used for any of a downstream control channel region and a downstream data channel region, or to a second resource region, which can be used only for the downstream control channel, so as to transmit the downstream allocation control information unit. In the base station, a control unit establishes a scale of the PDCCH region, and a transmission region establishing unit establishes, on the basis of a scale value established by the control unit, a mapping region to which the DCI is mapped within the R-PDCCH region and the PDCCH region.
US11490376B2	Methods, base station, UE and computer medium for transmitting data, HARQ-ACK, and OFDM symbols A method of transmitting data is provided. The method of transmitting data includes transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), information on frequency domain resources of at least one subband on which carrier sensing is to be performed, performing carrier sensing on the at least one subband, and allocating idle resources within one or more subbands to the UE, and transmitting to the UE control information indicating the resources allocated to the UE. The disclosure also provides a method of transmitting a HARQ-ACK, a method of transmitting an OFDM symbol, a base station, a UE, and a computer readable medium.
US11490375B2	Downlink control channel transmission method and apparatus A downlink control channel transmission method, a receiving network element, and a sending network element are provided, to improve accuracy of beam measurement. A receiving network element obtains target downlink control information (DCI) on a first target control channel candidate in a target control channel candidate set, where the target DCI is DCI of the receiving network element, and the first target control channel candidate includes one or more control channel element groups (CCEGs); the receiving network element determines, based on the target DCI, a quantity of measurement reference signals and a time-frequency resource corresponding to each measurement reference signal; the receiving network element measures each measurement reference signal, to obtain channel quality information corresponding to each measurement reference signal; and the receiving network element reports the channel quality information corresponding to each measurement reference signal to a sending network element.
US11490373B2	Terminal and communication method In a terminal, a control unit decides a sequence used for an uplink control channel, in accordance with uplink control information, and a transmission unit transmits the uplink control information using the sequence. Here, the sequence is calculated using cell identification information that identifies the cell to which the terminal belongs, and subcell-specific information relating to at least one subcell included in the cell.
US11490372B2	Wireless terminal, wireless base station, wireless communication system, and wireless communication method A wireless terminal of a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system including a wireless base station and one or more wireless terminals, the wireless terminal includes: a radio communication circuit configured to perform wireless communication with the wireless base station; and a controller configured to allocate a part of an allocation amount of a wireless resource indicated in uplink grant to transmission of a status report of a transmission buffer when the uplink grant is received from the wireless base station, and uplink data stored in the transmission buffer is transmitted by using the radio communication circuit.
US11490369B2	Resource management for multi-hop networks Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a central unit (CU) may receive, from a distributed unit (DU), a first DU configuration. The CU may transmit to the DU, a second DU configuration to change a DU configuration from the first DU configuration to the second DU configuration, the first DU configuration being different from the second DU configuration. The DU may override the first DU configuration to communicate in accordance with the second DU configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11490367B2	Communication method, network device, user equipment, and communications system The present disclosure discloses a communication method, a network device, user equipment, and a communications system. The communication method includes determining, by a network device, to allocate a first secondary cell group (SCG) to user equipment, and sending, by the network device, first configuration indication information to the user equipment, where the first configuration indication information indicates at least one type of the following configuration transmitting uplink control information related to a cell in the first SCG by using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) of a first cell, where the first cell belongs to a second SCG of the user equipment, or processing data transmission on at least one cell in the first SCG by using a layer 2 functional entity located in the second SCG. The communication method disclosed in the present disclosure can reduce complexity of UE.
US11490365B2	Method to handle joint restriction of transmission resource and data QoS requirement A method of joint restriction on resource selection and data multiplexing over sidelink transmission is proposed. The joint restriction method includes four steps of A, B, C, D, and the order of the steps can be different depending on different scenarios. In step A, UE selects a resource pool that satisfies certain configuration. In step B, UE determines resource for transport block (TB) transmission. In step C, UE performs logical channel prioritization (LCP) procedure. In step D, UE provides information of the TB to receiver UE(s) if needed. Under this generic model, the selecting of resource and data are jointly considered to satisfy both resource restriction and data QoS requirements.
US11490364B2	Resource indication method and apparatus A resource indication method and an apparatus are provided, to increase a data reception success rate of a terminal. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, first indication information from a base station, where the first indication information is used to indicate a resource configuration for a downlink data transmission, the resource configuration includes a time scheduling unit aggregation level and a time domain location in a single time scheduling unit, and the aggregation level represents a quantity of time scheduling units included in a resource for the downlink data transmission; and determining, by the terminal, that a time domain resource in the single time scheduling unit is valid for each time scheduling unit of one or more time scheduling unit a quantity of which is represented by the aggregation level, and receiving the downlink data transmission accordingly.
US11490355B2	Signal geolocation system and method One aspect is a network system including a network sewer and a plurality of gateway hosts coupled to the network server and each including a sectorized antenna and defining a plurality of gateway areas. An overlapping gateway grid includes the plurality gateway areas, each gateway area including sectors. The network system includes a plurality of endpoints, each sending and receiving 10 communication signals to and from at least two gateway hosts, and each comprising an oscillator calibrated with a clocking frequency. The network server determines the location of a target endpoint by sending communication signals between two selected sectorized antennas and the target endpoint to determine one sector from each of the two selected sectorized antennas in which the target endpoint is located, 15 and by calculating the time-of-flight for the communication signal to travel between each of the selected sectorized antennas and the target endpoint.
US11490350B2	Method and communication system for storing address of network anchor point to network server A method, apparatus and communication system for registering address information of a network anchor point to a network server, the method including receiving, by a packet data network gateway, a request message from a mobility management entity, determining, by the packet data network gateway in response to the request message, to register identity information of the packet data network gateway to a home subscriber server, and registering, to the home subscriber server, by the packet data network gateway in response to the determining to register the identity information, the identity information of the packet data network gateway and an access point name corresponding to the packet data network gateway.
US11490342B2	Signal transmission method, network device, and terminal device The present invention provides a signal transmission method, a network device, a terminal device, and a communication system. The signal transmission method comprises: a network device sends a first synchronization signal of a first cell by using a first been, the first synchronization signal carrying identifier information of the first beam; the network device sends, by using the first beam, a first broadcast message scrambled by means of the identifier information of the first beam; a terminal device receives a first synchronization signal sent by the network device, and obtaining the identifier information of the first beam carried in the first synchronization signal; and the terminal device detects the first broadcast message according to the identifier information of the first beam. The signal transmission method, the network device, the terminal device and the communication system in the present invention, signal transmission quality can be improved.
US11490337B2	Method and apparatus for controlling transmission power in WLAN system A transmit power control method of a first station in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system includes: receiving path loss information from an (access point) AP, the path loss information containing a maximum value among path losses between the AP and at least one or more stations included in the WLAN system; controlling a transmit power by using the path loss information; and transmitting a frame according to the controlled transmit power. In said controlling the transmit power by using the path loss information, the transmit power is controlled by using a path loss obtained by adding the maximum value and a path loss between the first station and the AP or by using the path loss between the first station and the AP.
US11490336B2	Wireless communication method and terminal device The implementations of the present disclosure provide a wireless communication method and device, being able to determine, with reference to the transmission power of one uplink signal, the transmission power of another signal as required in a reasonable manner, and directly schedule the fixed transmission power without the need of a network device, thereby improving the communication performance. The method comprises: a terminal device determining a reference uplink signal of a target uplink signal; the terminal device determining the transmission power of the target uplink signal according to the transmission power of the reference uplink signal; and the terminal device transmitting the target uplink signal by using the determined transmission power.
US11490329B1	Determining a cell to which to connect user equipment Disclosed here is a system and method to obtain a layer selection message from a wireless telecommunication network providing a wireless connection to a UE. The layer selection message includes a contour including an indication of a region served by a cell, an indication of a generation of wireless technology provided by the cell, a radio frequency band provided by the cell, and an indication of how to select the cell. The system can obtain a geographical location of the UE and a wireless capability of the UE. Based on the geographical location of the UE, the wireless capability of the UE, and the layer selection message, the system can determine a cell to which to connect the UE.
US11490327B2	Method, device, and system for deploying network slice Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, a device, and a system for deploying a network slice. The method, device and system disclosed herein are related to the field of communications technologies, and are designed to solve the problem of low efficiency in manually deploying a network slice. An exemplary solution includes: a first network management unit receiving a network slice management request message that carries service traffic information of a network slice, and, based on the service traffic information of the network slice, deploying the network slice or selecting an available network slice in an existing network.
US11490326B2	Slice-based communications method and device The present disclosure relates to a slice-based communications method. In one example method, an access and mobility management function (AMF) node sends a first request message to a network slice selection function (NSSF) node. The AMF node receives a response message from the NSSF node. The AMF node obtains, based on the response message, allowed network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI).
US11490316B2	Predictive routing based on microlocation Techniques are disclosed for predictive media streaming using microlocation. Microlocations of a mobile device can be determined by measuring one or more sensor values at one or more times, the one or more sensor values are determined from one or more signals emitted by a corresponding one or more signal sources. Streaming events can be stored at the mobile device. Each streaming event may include a destination device for playing media and a cluster location, the cluster location corresponding to sensor values that are spatially near each other. A selection of a media item is detected and one or more current sensor values are measured. A current cluster location can be identified using the one or more current sensor value. The current cluster location and the streaming events can identify a particular destination device for playing the selected media item.
US11490315B2	Emergency call routing virtual testing apparatus A system and a method of operating a communication system including a public safety answering point (PSAP). In an embodiment, an apparatus is configured to compare a new configuration for routing an E911 communication to the PSAP employing a new primary communication path from a new cell site sector to a deployed configuration for routing an E911 communication to the PSAP employing a deployed primary communication path from a deployed cell site sector. The apparatus is also configured to demonstrate that a communication from a handset in the new cell site sector can connect to another handset.
US11490311B2	Methods and systems of an all purpose broadband network with publish subscribe broker network A first optimization server including a first publish-subscribe broker is configured to connect to a first cellular base transceiver station, where the first cellular base transceiver station is configured to communicatively connect to entities, including a first entity, in an RF coverage area of the first cellular base transceiver station. A second optimization server includes a second publish-subscribe broker, where the first publish-subscribe broker and the second publish-subscribe broker are part of a publish-subscribe broker network that is operable to distribute published data packets between entities that are connected to a publish-subscribe broker of the publish-subscribe broker network, where the publish-subscribe broker network is configured to route data packets published by the first entity to a second entity via the first publish-subscribe broker and the second publish-subscribe broker if the second entity has subscribed to receive the data packets published by the first entity.
US11490306B2	Reducing RNA update procedures and improving RACH efficiency Disclosed are embodiments for reducing likelihood of selecting a cell identified by a Radio Access Network (RAN) Notification Area ID (RNA ID) that is different from that identifying a last or current serving cell so as to avoid an RNA update procedure; reducing Random Access Channel (RACH) transmissions for an RNA update procedure and a mobile originated (MO) data transmission in response to a Radio Resource Control (RRC) triggered RNA update procedure; and selecting a band or beam in a multi-band/beam cellular system that improves RACH efficiency.
US11490302B2	Scanning optimization in 5G NR multi-RAT environments Systems and methods are provided to improve candidate search and measurement in non-standalone (NSA) and standalone (SA) 5G new radio (NR) multi-radio access technology (RAT) environments. For Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) NR-dual connectivity (EN-DC), a user equipment (UE) skips 5G band measurements for an initial search or an out-of-service (OOS) search. For SA dual connectivity, the UE avoids 5G remaining band (RBS) scans and limits 5G deviated band search (DBS) scans to bands configured for the carrier.
US11490300B2	Cell reselection method and device, and storage medium Disclosed are a cell reselection method and device, and a storage medium, which belong to the field of communication technology. The method includes: determining at least two frequency priority rankings carried in a received system message; selecting a target frequency priority ranking from the at least two frequency priority rankings; and carrying out cell reselection according to the target frequency priority ranking. Since the at least two frequency priority rankings are set for different terminal speeds, by means of the cell reselection methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal can select, according to its own situation, a suitable frequency priority ranking to carry out cell reselection. Thus, the flexibility in carrying out cell reselection by the terminal is improved.
US11490298B2	Inter-frequency search order A method (420) performed by a network node (102, 700, 800, 960a, 1320) for channel selection for inter-frequency handover. The method comprises generating (400) information usable by a user equipment (UE) (101, 500, 600, 910a, 1330) for determining a sequence of channels to be successively measured by the UE for availability for inter-frequency handover. The method comprises transmitting (410) the information to the UE. A method (320) performed by a wireless device for measuring channels available for inter-frequency handover. The method comprises determining (300) a channel order defining a sequence of channels to be successively measured for availability for inter-frequency handover. The method comprises performing (310) measurement of the channels according to the channel order.
US11490293B2	Fast return to 5G new radio Re-connecting to a first radio access network (RAN) of a first radio access technology (RAT) may include initially connecting to the first RAN. A connection associated with a voice call may then be connected that includes connecting to a RAN of a second RAT. In response to the voice call connecting to the second RAN, information for both a frequency and a cell associated with connecting to the first RAN may be stored. An end to the voice call may be identified. In response to determining that the voice call has ended, a timer may be generated at the UE that comprises a specified time period and the timer and the information stored for both the frequency and the cell associated with connecting to the first RAN may be utilized to re-connect to the first RAN.
US11490290B2	Protecting 802.11 ax networks from QOS Null attacks A method for protecting 802.11 ax networks includes receiving, by an access point, a plurality of Single User (SU) Quality of Service (QOS) NULL frames from a station, tracking, by the access point as the plurality of SU QOS NULL frames are received, a variable in one or more of the plurality of SU QOS NULL frames, determining, by the access point and based on tracking the variable, the station is suspicious, sending, by the access point and in response to determining the station is suspicious, a request to check a status of the variable, determining, by the access point and based on a response to the request, the station is under attack, and flagging, by the access point, the station as under an attack.
US11490283B2	L1-SINR measurement period based on channel measurement resource (CMR) and interference measurement resource (IMR) A user equipment terminal (UE) in a wireless network calculates a measurement period for measuring the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) for a serving cell within a frequency range. The calculation is based on a channel measurement resource (CMR) and an interference measurement resource (IMR). The calculation includes evaluation of a sharing factor P, which is a maximum of PCMR of the CMR and PIMR of the IMR. The PCMR and the PIMR are evaluated, at least in part, based on periodicity of the CMR and the IMR in relation to other periodic measurements performed by the UE. The UE performs a channel measurement and an interference measurement using the CMR and the IMR, respectively, over the measurement period. The UE calculates the SINR based on the channel measurement and the interference measurement; and transmits an SINR measurement report indicating the calculated SINR to a base station.
US11490282B2	Method and apparatus for accessing new radio (NR) service in multi-rat dual connectivity (DC) Provided is a methods and apparatus for accessing New Radio (NR) services in a multi-RAT dual connectivity (DC). A method includes: selecting an anchor band cell as a primary cell for a User Equipment (UE) to access NR services in an Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN)-NR dual connectivity (ENDC). The method also includes prioritizing anchor band cells for the UE to perform cell search or cell reselection in the ENDC scenario. The method further includes selecting an NR DC band cell as the primary cell for the UE to access NR DC services in an NR DC. The method further includes prioritizing the NR DC band cells for the UE to perform cell search or cell reselection in the NR DC scenario, when the UE is an RRC idle state.
US11490271B2	Beam training method and apparatus This application provides a beam training method and apparatus. The method includes: A first access point AP determines first information. The first information is used to indicate an association beamforming training A-BFT time period, the A-BFT time period is used to perform A-BFT between a plurality of APs and a station STA within coverage of the plurality of APs, and the plurality of APs include the first AP and at least one second AP. The first AP sends the first information. A first STA receives the first information, and determines, based on the first information, a time period for performing sector sweep. The beam training method and apparatus in embodiments of this application can be used to control the plurality of APs and a plurality of STAs to perform association beamforming training.
US11490268B2	Monitoring and installation enhancements for devices in a wireless network An apparatus, system, method, and computer-readable recording medium monitor and detect connection issues in a wireless network. The wireless network communicatively interconnects a gateway device including a network controller, wireless extenders, and client devices. The gateway device receives probe requests from the client devices and the wireless extenders, and the network controller periodically monitors at least one of: i) frame parameters or ii) signal strength information based on the probe requests, and identifies a connection issue with respect to at least one of the wireless extenders. The gateway device transmits a report or alert regarding the connection issue to at least one client device, and the report or alert is used to prompt re-installation of the wireless extender having the connection issue.
US11490266B2	Planning deployment of a node in a communications network with a drone A method (20) of planning deployment of a node (2c) in a communications network (1) is disclosed. The method (20) is performed by an unmanned aerial vehicle (3) and comprises: flying (21) to a candidate location (c1, . . . , c9), performing (22), at the candidate location (c1, . . . , c9), measurements on a wireless link (La, Lb) to at least one network node (2a, 2b), and providing (23) measurement results of the measurements to an entity (9). A corresponding method in an entity is also provided, an unmanned aerial vehicle, an entity, computer programs and computer program products.
US11490264B2	Dynamic spectrum sharing in a multi-subscriber identity module device An apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium for communicating with multiple subscriptions and dynamic spectrum sharing in a multi-subscriber identity module device are configured to scan for one or more first services corresponding to a first subscription and camp on a first service of the one or more first services corresponding to the first subscription on a first frequency band. The aspects are further configured to determine whether the first frequency band supports Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) and camp on a second service corresponding to a second subscription on the first frequency band in response to determining that the first frequency band supports the DSS. The aspects are further configured to scan for one or more second services corresponding to a second subscription in response to determining that the first frequency band does not support the DSS and camp on one of the one or more second services.
US11490263B2	Assisted discovery of a local private 3GPP network via a local private non-3GPP wireless network In one example, a user equipment (UE) has a non-Third Generation Partnership Project (non-3GPP) radio transceiver for communication in a local private non-3GPP wireless network and a 3GPP radio transceiver for communication in a 3GPP network, where the 3GPP network may be a public 3GPP network or a local private 3GPP network operative in a shared spectrum according to a system for shared spectrum access. Initially, the UE may operate the 3GPP radio transceiver for communication in the public 3GPP network, without performing regular scanning for the local private 3GPP network. In a scan operation using the non-3GPP radio transceiver, the UE may receive from a non-3GPP access point of the local private non-3GPP wireless network one or more messages including one or more information elements. If an information element indicates presence of the local private 3GPP network, the UE may identify and register with the local private 3GPP network.
US11490261B2	Method and device for transmitting data in wireless LAN system Proposed is a method and device for receiving data in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, an AP transmits a trigger frame to a first to a third station (STA) through a multi-band. The AP receives data from the first to third STAs on the basis of the trigger frame. In the multi-band, a first band to a third band are combined. The trigger frame includes a common information field and a first to a third user information field. When the first and second STAs are associated with the first band, the first user information field includes user information relating to the first and second STAs. When the second and third STAs are associated with the second band, the second user information field includes user information relating to the second and third STAs. When the third STA is associated with the third band, the third user information field includes user information relating to the third STA.
US11490259B2	System and methods for verifying user connections A system and method for verifying user interactions is disclosed. User profiles are associated with mobile devices 12. The mobile devices have data network connection means (e.g. a WiFi or mobile data connection to the internet). The data network connection may be subject to the availability of external infrastructure and is not therefore constantly available. The mobile devices also have short-range direct broadcast communication means (for example Bluetooth® radios). The short-range direct broadcast communication means does not rely on external infrastructure and therefore direct broadcast communication can be made from one device to another as long as the two devices are close enough together. The system and method allows a connection to be verified between two users who are physically in the same place, whether or not the users' devices both have a current data network connection.
US11490254B2	System and methods for fast, secure and power efficient occupancy session management An automated vehicle parking system uses a driver's authentication device, such as a mobile phone or portable tag, to identify the driver. Vehicle sensing terminals detect when and where a vehicle has parked and send wireless notifications to the vehicle owner's authentication device. The authentication device, the vehicle sensing terminal and a cloud server interact using secure wireless communications to validate the driver's qualifications and record the parking event. Vehicle sensing terminals detect when the vehicle leaves its parking space and the parking system automatically terminates the parking session. The authentication device handles the bulk of the communication with the cloud server to reduce consumption of the vehicle sensing terminal's power supply. The sensing and portable tag devices communicate using secure tokens that are encrypted with unique individual or group keys.
US11490249B2	Securing vehicle privacy in a driving infrastructure Systems and techniques for securing vehicle privacy in a driving infrastructure are described herein. A vehicle may contact a group identification (ID) issuer to register itself. A group ID may be received from the group ID issuer to indicate acceptance as a member. The vehicle may then contact the driving infrastructure to attach to the driving infrastructure using the group ID to identify the vehicle. In response, the vehicle receives an attachment ID from the driving infrastructure. Here, the attachment ID is used to secure communications between the vehicle and the driving infrastructure.
US11490245B2	Controlling software over-the-air (OTA) updates based on SIM eligibility Techniques for controlling software over-the-air (OTA) updates based on SIM eligibility for a device are discussed herein. The device may include a 5G SA capable device with 5G features that may not be enabled yet. To enable support for a new 5G feature, the system may update the SIM profile on the SIM card to indicate infrastructure support and the firmware to enable function calls for the new 5G feature. However, the SIM profile has to include infrastructure support before enabling function calls for the new 5G feature; otherwise, an incorrect firmware update may cause the device to cease functioning. The present system may include OTA components on a device server to connect with a network API on the carrier server and perform SIM profile checks before transmitting firmware updates to an OTA agent on the device.
US11490244B2	Mobility information reporting and exchange method, terminal device, and network device This disclosure discloses a mobility information reporting and exchange method, a terminal device, and a network device. The mobility information reporting method includes obtaining mobility information, where the mobility information includes at least one of geographical location information of the terminal device, time information corresponding to the geographical location information, and identification information of the terminal device, and reporting the mobility information to the network device.
US11490241B2	Wireless device detection systems and methods incorporating streaming survival modeling for discrete rotating identifier data A wireless device detection system can include processors, memory devices, and sensors to receive temporary identifiers transmitted between a base station and a mobile wireless device. The memory devices include instructions that cause the processors to build a cumulative distribution function for survival probability based on delta times between multiple access events for each of multiple temporary identifiers received from the sensors. In response to a new access event, the processors add a corresponding temporary identifier to a streaming list and assign a survival probability value, based on the cumulative distribution function, to a latest access event for each temporary identifier contained in the streaming list. The processors remove temporary identifiers from the streaming list that have a survival probability value less than a threshold value, compare the number of temporary identifiers contained in the streaming list to a number of devices known to be present, and calculate the probability that a device corresponding to each of the temporary identifiers contained in the streaming list is present.
US11490239B2	Emergency reporting application A wireless communication-based casualty reporting, responder-ready emergency application system permits users to notify one or more pre-programmed responders of an emergency event so that an emergency alert can be broadcast to notify the users in the facility/site of the emergency. The system includes a check-in and verification component to provide access with respect to each specific facility/site. The system further includes a data storage provision coupled with the main application and is configured to maintain logs of alert events and other relevant information for future reference to build protocols and check for any patterns. To facilitate these operations, the system is programmed to relay crisis management plans and standard emergency protocols to users within a facility/site when an emergency event arises.
US11490238B2	Method for joining a Zigbee device to a Zigbee network and corresponding Zigbee device A method for joining a Zigbee device to a Zigbee network, includes starting a Zigbee protocol stack and a Bluetooth protocol stack on the Zigbee device, sending out Zigbee requests to seek for Zigbee networks, sending out Bluetooth beacon messages containing a Zigbee install code, wherein the Zigbee requests and the Bluetooth beacon messages are sent out in a time division multiplex manner.
US11490235B2	Method for device to control another device and the device The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure relates to control a client device using a server device based on context data indicating a circumstance of a user.
US11490226B2	Wireless device and positioning method A wireless device includes an antenna circuit and a controller. The antenna circuit includes a plurality of antennas. Each of the plurality of antennas is configured to surround a reference point and arrange with an equal interval between each other. The controller is coupled to the antenna circuit and configured to compute a strength of a signal of each of the plurality of antennas to choose a plurality of indicated antennas from the plurality of antennas; compute the signal of each two of the plurality of indicated antennas to obtain a plurality of composite signals; and compute a plurality of phase angles according to the plurality of composite signals to compute a positioning angle by using the plurality of phase angles.
US11490218B1	Time domain neural networks for spatial audio reproduction A device for reproducing spatial audio using a machine learning model may include at least one processor configured to receive multiple audio signals corresponding to a sound scene captured by respective microphones of a device. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide the multiple audio signals to a machine learning model, the machine learning model having been trained based at least in part on a target rendering configuration. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide, responsive to providing the multiple audio signals to the machine learning model, multichannel audio signals that comprise a spatial reproduction of the sound scene in accordance with the target rendering configuration.
US11490215B2	Hearing aid A hearing aid, in particular constructed as a classical hearing aid, includes a housing having a baseplate and a housing shell, a number of electrical and/or electronic units, and a transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves. The number of electrical and/or electronic units are fastened on the baseplate. The transmitting and receiving unit includes an electronic circuit for generating a transmission signal and an antenna unit coupled thereon. The antenna unit includes a free arm and the transmitting and receiving unit is configured to inductively feed the transmission signal of the electronic circuit into the antenna unit.
US11490214B2	Hearing aid electrical contact structure and hearing aid A hearing aid electrical contact structure and a hearing aid are provided. The hearing aid electrical contact structure includes: a housing, wherein the housing includes a front section and a rear section connected to each other; the rear section is used for accommodating a battery and at least a part of a flexible circuit board; an outer side surface of the rear section has at least two side holes; a conductive contact sheet is assembled in each of the at least two side holes, and the conductive contact sheet is electrically connected to a pad of the flexible circuit board; an outer surface of the conductive contact sheet realizes a transition with the outer side surface of the rear section. The hearing aid electrical contact structure has a smooth surface without any groove structure or convex structure.
US11490213B2	Binaural hearing aid system providing a beamforming signal output and comprising an asymmetric valve state The present disclosure relates to a binaural hearing aid system comprising hearing aids for placement at, or in, a user's left and right ear, the hearing aids each comprising a microphone arrangement, a wireless communications unit, a receiver, and a sound channel with a valve, which is movable from an open state to an closed state and from a closed state to an open state. The binaural hearing aid system further comprises a signal processing arrangement adapted for generating a beamformed signal based on microphone signals supplied by either or both of the microphone arrangement(s) and for applying the beamformed signal to either or both of the receiver(s), and a valve control arrangement configured to asymmetrically control the valves in each hearing aid by moving the valves into positions wherein one of the valves is opened more than the other.
US11490211B2	Directivity hearing-aid device and method thereof The present disclosure relates a directivity hearing-aid device which primarily includes an audio pick-up device, a processor, a selector, and a speaker disposed in a case. The audio pick-up device receives a sound in a range which is pointed by a beam, and the processor generates a detected sound component by amplifying a sound feature point audio in a sound component corresponding to a detecting target which is selected by the selector and generates adjusted sound components by suppressing or shielding the sound feature point audio in the other sound components. Then the processor combines the detected sound component and the adjusted sound components to generate an output sound signal. Accordingly, the directivity hearing-aid device of the present disclosure provides selectively receiving the detected sound component and suppressing or shielding the other impurity sounds to facilitate the user hears audio from a specific object thereby.
US11490202B2	Delay estimation method, echo cancellation method and signal processing device utilizing the same A signal processing device includes an echo estimation device, a captured signal buffer device and a delay estimation device. The echo estimation device generates an echo estimation signal according to a reference signal and a set of reflection path simulation coefficients and compensates the echo estimation signal according to a first delay to generate a compensated echo estimation signal. The captured signal buffer device buffers a captured signal captured by microphone device and outputs the captured signal according to a second delay to generate a compensated captured signal. The delay estimation device estimates an amount of delay adjustment according to the compensated echo estimation signal and the compensated captured signal and updates the first delay or the second delay according to the amount of delay adjustment. A difference between an upper bound and a lower bound of the first delay is smaller than or equal to 1.
US11490199B2	Sound recording apparatus, sound system, sound recording method, and carrier means An apparatus, system, and method, each of which: acquires sound data generated from a plurality of sound signals collected at a plurality of microphones; acquires, from one or more sensors, a result of detecting a position of the sound recording apparatus at a time point during a time period when the plurality of sound signals is collected; and stores, in a memory, position data indicating the position of the sound recording apparatus detected at the time point, and sound data generated based on a plurality of sound signals collected at the microphones at the time point at which the position was detected, in association with each other.
US11490194B1	Omnidirectional speaker with an inverted dome diaphragm and asymmetric vertical directivity response A compression driver for an omnidirectional loudspeaker having an inverted dome diaphragm, a phasing plug having a top portion facing a convex surface of the inverted dome diaphragm and a plurality of concentric apertures that cooperate with the convex surface of the inverted dome diaphragm. Each aperture has a predetermined radial width and is spaced a predetermined concentric distance from an adjacent aperture converging at an exit of the phasing plug. The compression driver has a dispersion control assembly mounted to the bottom portion of the phasing plug along the central axis.
US11490193B2	Terminal apparatus Disclosed is a terminal apparatus, including a protective shell and a sounding device installed in the protective shell, where the sounding device includes a vibration system and a magnetic circuit system; where the vibration system includes a vibration diaphragm including a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface; the magnetic circuit system is located on a side of the second surface of the vibration diaphragm; the sounding device defines a first sounding hole at a position in communication with a space on a side of the first surface, and a second sounding hole at a position in communication with a space on the side of the second surface; and the protective shell defines a first terminal sounding hole in communication with the first sounding hole, and a second terminal sounding hole in communication with the second sounding hole.
US11490179B2	Ultrasonic sensor An ultrasonic sensor is provided with a sensor body, a cushion member, a retainer part and a waterproof seal. The sensor body has an ultrasonic microphone and a microphone support part. The cushion member covers a protrusion part of the ultrasonic microphone. The retainer part sandwiches a sandwiched part on a proximal end side between the retainer part and an outer peripheral surface of the ultrasonic microphone, while exposing an exposed part on a tip end side in the axial direction of the cushion member. The waterproof seal blocks a gap between a vehicle body component and the exposed part of the cushion member in an on-board state.
US11490175B2	Sensor system Described are systems and methods to provide agnostic sensor data obtained from a sensor and transmitted to a central database by a transmitter device. In one aspect, a value sensed by a sensor component is converted at the transmitter device to an agnostic value defined by a dimensionless universal scale and offset. The agnostic value is then sent to a data acquisition database where it is converted back to the original value. This is accomplished by first providing the data acquisition database with a sensor definition of a scale and offset used to convert the sensor values in addition to any sensor indicia and other parameters to display the data acquired at the data acquisition database. The wireless sensors database and user interface are also automatically updated when a new sensor type is attached to the network utilizing configuration data that resides in the new sensor that is sent to the database on its first connection.
US11490172B2	Method and system for the classification and categorization of video pathways in interactive videos Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, identify and classify the various video pathways in an interactive video based on the content of these video pathways. A video comprising multiple video segments is obtained from a video library. Each video segment is directly linked to at least one other video segment and the multiple video segments comprise a beginning segment, intermediate segments (including interactive segments), and final segments. Multiple video pathways in the video are identified. For each identified video pathway, classification data is generated and each such video pathway is then stored in the video library. When the video is selected from a particular category of the video library, the video segments of a video pathway that has a classification which is the same as the classification associated with the particular category, is then displayed.
US11490165B2	Method for display control and display device The present application discloses a method for display control and a display device, including: detecting program information acquiring information of a currently displayed program; determining a children's program: identifying the children's program based on the program information; and controlling the displaying: if the program is not a children's program, displaying the program normally on a television, and if the program is a children's program, starting a preset protection mechanism.
US11490161B2	Content rights management for mobile devices An electronic device for providing geolocation independent content rights management includes a non-transitory storage medium and a processing unit. The processing unit executes instructions stored in the non-transitory storage medium to receive a request for content from a content access device and, if the content access device is registered to an account associated with a geolocation, provides access to the content. In some implementations, the processing unit may determine if the content access device is registered using a token corresponding to the request. In various implementations, the processing unit may verify that one or more digital rights management and/or persistence policies allow the access, such as where access may be provided to one copy of the content at a time.
US11490158B2	Methods, systems, and devices for providing service differentiation for different types of frames for video content Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, over a communication network, a plurality of requests for frames of video content to provide to a mobile device. Further embodiments can include determining a first portion of the plurality of requests are for pre-fetch frames of the video content, and providing, over the communication network, the pre-fetch frames to the mobile device over a default bearer path. Additional embodiments can include determining a second portion of the plurality of requests are for emergent frames of the video content, and providing, over the communication network, the emergent frames to the mobile device over a dedicated bearer path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11490157B2	Method for controlling video enhancement, device, electronic device and storage medium A method for controlling video enhancement, a device, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes acquiring video content of a played video after it is detected that the electronic device is in a video playback state; identifying a type of the played video based on the video content; determining whether the type is a target type or not; and performing video enhancement on the played video in response to determining type of the played video being a target type. The video enhancement includes performing enhancement on an image of the played video.
US11490153B2	Systems and methods for dynamically syncing from time-shifted frame to live stream of content Systems and methods for skipping a presentation of a portion of segments to catch up to live based on a priority level value is disclosed. For example, a streaming application generates a content item for live streaming where the content item comprises a plurality of segments. In response to determining that playing of the content item lags behind the live streaming of the content item, the streaming application identifies a duration of lag and determines a priority threshold based on the lag. Based on a manifest which includes priority level information, the streaming application determines whether a respective segment needs to be cached. For example, if a priority level for a segment that is within the duration of the lag has a priority level that is higher the priority threshold, then the segment is stored in a cache from a respective network address and is played from the cache.
US11490145B2	Content insertion in streaming media content A method includes accessing, at a media content provider system, a media stream corresponding to a first media content item. The method further includes generating a media content file based on the media stream and a second media content item that is different than the first media content item. A first portion of the media content file may include media data of the media stream, and a second portion of the media content file may include header data and an indicator of a location of the second media content item.
US11490144B1	Bill payments from a video screen Systems and methods for generating bill pay requests via an internet-enabled video displaying device are described. The transaction generating system presents users with the option to generate a bill pay request to vendors of products and/or services while the user is passively consuming video content. As video content relating to a given product or service is displayed, a notification invites the user to generate a bill pay request. The user can then use the internet-enabled video displaying device to generate and send a request to transfer funds to the vendor.
US11490135B2	Surveillance camera upgrade via removable media having deep learning accelerator and random access memory Systems, devices, and methods related to a Deep Learning Accelerator and memory are described. For example, a removable media (e.g., a memory card, or a USB drive) may be configured to execute instructions with matrix operands and configured with: an interface to receive a video stream; and random access memory to buffer a portion of the video stream as an input to an Artificial Neural Network and to store instructions executable by the Deep Learning Accelerator and matrices of the Artificial Neural Network. Such a removable media can be used to replace an existing removable media used in a surveillance camera to record video or images. The Deep Learning Accelerator can execute the instructions to generate analytics of the buffer portion using the Artificial Neural Network, enabling the surveillance camera that is upgraded via the use of the removable media to provide intelligent services based on the analytics.
US11490132B2	Dynamic viewpoints of live event A method includes communicatively coupling a first client device to a platform that distributes live streams over a network to client devices. The live streams provide a live broadcast of a live event from multiple viewpoints captured by source devices including a second client device. An indication is received of a selection of a first viewpoint from the first client device and, in response, a first live stream is provided to the first client device. The first client device is caused to display a second viewpoint with a different vantage point by rendering a second live stream of a second source device. The second live stream is delayed for rendering until a beginning of a next scene of the first live stream.
US11490129B2	Creating multi-camera panoramic projections One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, from each of two more panoramic cameras, panoramic video, wherein each of the two or more panoramic cameras are located at different physical locations within an event environment; compositing the panoramic video obtained from the two or more panoramic cameras into a single video; and streaming the composited panoramic video to one or more end users, wherein each of the one or more end users provide commands to manipulate the streamed composited panoramic video resulting in viewing of a different view of the streamed composited panoramic video for the corresponding end user based on the provided commands.
US11490128B2	Deep neural network (DNN)-based reconstruction method and apparatus for compressive video sensing (CVS) The present disclosure provides a deep neural network (DNN)-based reconstruction method and apparatus for compressive video sensing (CVS). The method divides a video signal into a key frame and a non-key frame. The key frame is reconstructed by using an existing image reconstruction method. The non-key frame is reconstructed by using a special DNN according to the present disclosure. The neural network includes an adaptive sampling module, a multi-hypothesis prediction module, and a residual reconstruction module. The neural network makes full use of a spatio-temporal correlation of the video signal to sample and reconstruct the video signal. This ensures low time complexity of an algorithm while improving reconstruction quality. Therefore, the method in the present disclosure is applicable to a video sensing system with limited resources on a sampling side and high requirements for reconstruction quality and real-time performance.
US11490127B2	Method and apparatus for providing cloud-based video encoding Methods and apparatus provide cloud-based video encoding that generates encoded video data by one or more encoders in a cloud platform for a plurality of cloud encoding sessions. The methods and apparatus generate operational improvement tradeoff data in response to operational encoding metrics associated with the one or more encoders and change operational characteristics of the one or more encoders for at least one of the cloud encoding sessions based on the operational improvement tradeoff data.
US11490126B1	Video processing At lease a computer program product is provided for efficiently encoding or decoding a video frame. The computer program product when executed by one or more processors configures the one or more processors to compress or encode the different video subsections within the video frame with different compression methods. The visual artifact is reduced between the different video subsections encoded or compressed with the different compression methods within the video frame.
US11490117B2	Bit depth variable for high precision data in weighted prediction syntax and semantics Particular embodiments provide a variable, BitDepth, that may be set at a value based on a number of bits used to represent pixels in pictures of a video. The variable may be used in syntax elements in HEVC, such as the HEVC range extension, but other coding standards may be used. By using the variable, different resolutions for the video may be accommodated during the encoding and decoding process. For example, the number of pixels in the pictures may be represented by 8 bits, 10 bits, 12 bits, or another number of bits depending on the resolution. Using the BitDepth variable in the syntax provides flexibility in the motion estimation and motion compensation process. For example, syntax elements used in the weighted prediction process may take into account different numbers of bits used to represent the pictures.
US11490116B2	Bit depth variable for high precision data in weighted prediction syntax and semantics Particular embodiments provide a variable, BitDepth, that may be set at a value based on a number of bits used to represent pixels in pictures of a video. The variable may be used in syntax elements in HEVC, such as the HEVC range extension, but other coding standards may be used. By using the variable, different resolutions for the video may be accommodated during the encoding and decoding process. For example, the number of pixels in the pictures may be represented by 8 bits, 10 bits, 12 bits, or another number of bits depending on the resolution. Using the BitDepth variable in the syntax provides flexibility in the motion estimation and motion compensation process. For example, syntax elements used in the weighted prediction process may take into account different numbers of bits used to represent the pictures.
US11490115B2	Adaptive affine motion compensation unit determining in video picture coding method, video picture decoding method, coding device, and decoding device The present disclosure provides a video picture coding method, a video picture decoding method, a coding device, and a decoding device. The method includes: determining a distance between control points for an affine picture block; determining a motion vector difference for the affine picture block, motion vectors of the control points being used to determine the motion vector difference; and performing coding processing on the affine picture block over a size that includes a horizontal length and a vertical length, wherein the horizontal length and the vertical length vary based on the distance between the control points, the motion vector difference, and a motion vector precision.
US11490114B1	Shared motion estimation cost metrics for overlapping units An apparatus having a processor and a circuit is disclosed. The processor may be configured to (i) compare, at a first level of a motion estimation hierarchy, first units of a current picture with a reference picture to generate first metrics, (ii) combine, at the first level, the first metrics to generate second metrics and (iii) refine, at a second level of the hierarchy, the first metrics and the second metrics to generate motion vectors. Multiple metrics may be refined in parallel. The first metrics generally correspond to the first units in an overlapping unit of the current picture. The second metrics generally correspond to a plurality of second units in the overlapping unit. Each second unit may overlap one or more first units. The circuit may be configured to process the overlapping unit based on the motion vectors to generate an output signal.
US11490111B2	Temporal motion vector predictor candidate-based image or video coding of subblock unit According to the disclosure of the present document, a subblock position for deriving a subblock unit motion vector in a subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction (sbTMVP) can be efficiently calculated, thereby enabling video/image coding efficiency to increase and a simplifying effect for hardware implementation to be obtained.
US11490110B2	Decoder side motion vector derivation A method for processing a video includes performing a conversion between a current block of visual media data and a corresponding coded representation of the visual media data, wherein the conversion of the current block includes determining whether a use of one or both of a bi-directional optical flow (BIO) technique or a decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) technique to the current block is enabled or disabled, and wherein the determining the use of the BIO technique or the DMVR technique is based on a cost criterion associated with the current block.
US11490108B2	Method of decoding/encoding a video signal with sub-block based motion vector derivation A method of video decoding according to the present invention comprises obtaining motion information for a current block, obtaining a first prediction block for a first sub-block in the current block by performing motion compensation based on the motion information, and obtaining a second prediction block by performing overlapped block motion compensation on the first sub-block.
US11490104B2	Method and apparatus for improved significance flag coding using simple local predictor Significance flags in advanced video compression systems are coded using contexts adaptive to the last N significance flags coded taken in a scanning order. One embodiment uses the last N significance flags in scanning order as a predictor to determine which of a plurality of sets of significance flag contexts to use for coding subsequent significance flags. A second embodiment uses the last N significance flags in scanning order as a predictor in order to modulate the probability value associated with significance flag contexts that are used to code significance flags for future coding.
US11490101B2	Video signal compression processor, video signal decompression processor, video signal transmission system, method of compressing video signal, and method of decompressing video signal It is configured to include a video signal compression unit that compresses a video signal for displaying, on an image inspection monitor, an image inspection screen including a first area for displaying a medical image and a second area for displaying information other than the medical image, and a transmitting unit that transmits, via a communication network, the video signal having been compressed, and the video signal compression unit compresses, in each frame of the video signal, the second area of the image inspection screen at a compression rate higher than a compression rate of the first area.
US11490099B2	Reference subpicture scaling ratios for subpictures in video coding A video decoder can be configured to determine that a first subpicture of a current picture has associated scaling parameters; receive the associated scaling parameters for the first subpicture of the current picture in response to determining that the first subpicture of the current picture has the associated scaling parameters; determine motion information, for a block of the first subpicture of the current picture, that identifies a subpicture of a reference picture; locate a prediction block for the block of the first subpicture of the current picture in the subpicture of the reference picture; and scale the prediction block based on the associated scaling parameters for the first subpicture of the current picture.
US11490096B2	Hardware and software friendly system and method for decoder-side motion vector refinement with decoder-side bi-predictive optical flow based per-pixel correction to bi-predictive motion compensation Methods and system, including decoders and encoders, for interprediction. In one aspect, a method includes selecting reference samples based on motion information of a current picture block of a current picture, deriving first interpolated samples by performing a first interpolation on the selected reference samples, deriving an integer distance delta motion vector for a target sub-prediction unit (PU) by performing integer-distance MVR, deriving M×M pixel matrix flow vectors by performing BPOF, for each M×M pixel matrix in the target sub-PU, based on the first interpolated samples and the integer distance delta motion vector, deriving second interpolated samples by performing a second interpolation on the reference samples, computing at least one correction parameter for the target sub-PU based on the M×M pixel matrix flow vectors, the first interpolated samples and the second interpolated samples, and performing bi-prediction based on the second interpolated samples and the at least one correction parameter.
US11490094B2	360-degree video streaming method and apparatus A method for obtaining video chunks of a video sphere for display on a head-mounted display connected to a video server is described, the video chunks being spatially split into a plurality of tiles that can be encoded on at least two different quality levels, including a high quality level and a low quality level, and a display window includes a video sphere portion that is to be displayed at a particular display time. Prior to the display time, the display window is predicted, tiles covering the estimated display window are estimated, and assigned a high quality level, and tiles adjoining those tiles are estimated and assigned a low quality level. A request is sent to a video server to obtain an encoded tile at the associated quality level. The tiles are received from the video server, the display window is determined, and the tiles corresponding to the determined display window are decoded and displayed.
US11490093B2	Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method Provided is an encoder including circuitry and memory. In operation, the circuitry: derives one or more first motion vectors based on at least one of one or more motion vectors of a first block encoded in an affine mode; derives one or more second motion vectors based on at least one of one or more motion vectors of a second block that has been encoded and is different from the first block; and determines, as motion vector predictors at control points of a current block to be encoded, motion vectors including at least one of the first motion vectors and at least one of the second motion vectors.
US11490086B2	Block dimension settings of transform skip mode Devices, systems and methods for lossless coding for visual media coding are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes determining, based on a current video block of a video satisfying a dimension constraint, that coding modes are enabled for representing the current video block in a bitstream representation, where the dimension constraint states that a same set of allowed dimensions for the current video block is disabled for the coding modes, and where, for an encoding operation, the coding modes represent the current video block in the bitstream representation without using a transform operation, or where, for a decoding operation, the coding modes are used to obtain the current video block without using an inverse transform operation; and performing a conversion between the current video block and the bitstream representation of the video based on one of the coding modes.
US11490085B2	Model sharing by masked neural network for loop filter with quality inputs Video processing with a multi-quality loop filter using a multi-task neural network is performed by at least one processor and includes generating model IDs, based on quantization parameters in an input, selecting a first set of masks, each mask in the first set of masks corresponding to one of the generated model IDs, performing convolution of first weights of a first set of neural network layers and the selected first set of masks to obtain first masked weights, and selecting a second set of neural network layers and second weights, based on the quantization parameters, generating a quantization parameter value, based on the quantization parameters, and computing an inference output, based on the first masked weights and the second weights, using the generated quantization parameter value.
US11490083B2	Learned low-complexity adaptive quantization for video compression A video encoder may determine a set of quantization offset parameters for a group of scaled transform coefficients for a block of video data based on side information associated with the block of video data. The video encoder may further quantize the group of scaled transform coefficients for the block of video data to generate quantized transform coefficients for the block of video data based at least in part on the set of quantization offset parameters. The video encoder may further generate an encoded video bitstream based at least in part on the quantized transform coefficients for the block of video data.
US11490080B2	Deblocking of implicit transform unit boundaries In one aspect there is disclosed a method of applying deblocking on implicit vertical TU boundaries when the CU width is larger than the maximum TU width and applying deblocking on implicit horizontal TU boundaries when the CU height is larger than the maximum TU height. Some exemplary embodiments include HEVC deblocking and deblocking using longer filters.
US11490077B2	Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus involving merge candidate list and triangular shape partitions An image encoding/decoding apparatus according to the present invention can configure a merge candidate list of a current block to which a diagonal motion partition is applied, derive the motion information of the current block on the basis of the merge candidate list and a merge candidate index, and perform inter-prediction on the current block on the basis of the derived motion information.
US11490075B2	Bitstream signaling of error mitigation in sub-picture bitstream based viewport dependent video coding A video coding mechanism for viewpoint dependent video coding is disclosed. The mechanism includes mapping a spherical video sequence into a plurality of sub-picture video sequences. The mechanism further includes encoding the plurality of sub-picture video sequences as sub-picture bitstreams to support merging of the plurality of sub-picture bitstreams, the encoding ensuring that each sub-picture bitstream is self-referenced and two or more of the sub-picture bitstreams can be merged to generate a single video bitstream using a lightweight bitstream rewriting process that does not involve changing of any block-level coding results. A mergable indication is encoded to indicate that the sub-picture bitstream containing the indication is compatible with a multi-bitstream merge function for reconstruction of the spherical video sequence. A set of the sub-picture bitstreams and the mergable indication are transmitted toward the decoder to support decoding and displaying a virtual reality video viewport.
US11490071B1	Depth and vision sensors for challenging agricultural environments Provided is a method for three-dimensional imaging a plant in an indoor agricultural environment having an ambient light power spectrum that differs from a power spectrum of natural outdoor light. The method comprises directing a spatially separated stereo pair of cameras at a scene including the plant, illuminating the scene with a non-uniform pattern provided by a light projector utilizing light in a frequency band having a lower than average ambient intensity in the indoor agricultural environment, filtering light entering image sensors of each of the cameras with filters which selectively pass light in the frequency band utilized by the light projector, capturing an image of the scene with each of the cameras to obtain first and second camera images, and generating a depth map including a depth value corresponding to each pixel in the first camera image.
US11490069B2	Multi-dimensional data capture of an environment using plural devices Embodiments of the invention describe apparatuses, systems, and methods related to data capture of objects and/or an environment. In one embodiment, a user can capture time-indexed three-dimensional (3D) depth data using one or more portable data capture devices that can capture time indexed color images of a scene with depth information and location and orientation data. In addition, the data capture devices may be configured to captured a spherical view of the environment around the data capture device.
US11490064B2	Stereo vision with weakly aligned heterogeneous cameras A method of depth estimation utilizing heterogeneous cameras, comprising, homogenizing a first camera image and a second camera image based on a first camera calibration dataset and a second camera calibration dataset respectively, wherein the first camera image and second camera image are distortion corrected and are zoom compensated, determining an initial image pair rectification transformation matrix of the homogenized first camera image and the homogenized second camera image, determining a delta image pair rectification transformation matrix based on the initial image pair rectification transformation matrix, determining, a final image pair rectification transformation matrix based on the initial image pair rectification transformation matrix and the delta image pair rectification transformation matrix resulting in a final rectified image pair and disparity mapping the final rectified image pair based on a depth net regression.
US11490056B2	Drone system and method of capturing image of vehicle by drone A controller of a drone includes a storage unit that stores a scene information database containing a plurality of scene information sets arranged in time series of a video, in each of the scene information sets, a relative position with respect to a vehicle in capturing a scene of the video and a duration of the scene are associated with each other, a vehicle information acquisition unit that receives vehicle information from the vehicle, a traveling position estimation unit that estimates a future traveling position of the vehicle based on the vehicle information, and a flight path calculation unit that, based on the estimated traveling position and the scene information database, calculates, for each of the scenes, a flight path that passes through the relative position with respect to the vehicle.
US11490051B1	Virtual world method and system for affecting mind state A system and method for creating a virtual world conferencing experience wherein a first set of real world emissive surfaces and content thereon is replicated on virtual world emissive surfaces where the virtual world emissive surfaces are juxtaposed in a virtual world instance at locations and in orientations that replicate the juxtapositions in the real world arrangement and where the virtual world instance is presented on a second set of real world emissive surfaces at a virtual world workstation where the second set of emissive surfaces are arranged differently than the first set of real world surfaces.
US11490048B2	Intelligent video reframing Embodiments of the present invention are directed towards reframing videos from one aspect ratio to another aspect ratio while maintaining visibility of regions of interest. A set of regions of interest are determined in frames in a video with a first aspect ratio. The set of regions of interest can be used to estimate an initial camera path. An optimal camera path is determined by leveraging the identified regions of interest using the initial camera path. Sub crops with a second aspect ratio different from the first aspect ratio of the video are identified. The sub crops are placed as designated using the optimal camera path to generate a cropped video with the second aspect ratio.
US11490046B2	Aroma sharing system and aroma-added content sharing system This system includes an olfactory display in which a plurality of aroma source cartridges can be loaded, a terminal device that controls the olfactory display, and a server connected to the terminal device via a network. The terminal device includes a content reproducer that reproduces an aroma-added content downloaded from the server. Aroma reproduction information includes aroma numbers standardized to specify types of aromas. The content reproducer determines which one of the plurality of aroma source cartridges loaded in the olfactory display is to be used to reproduce an aroma based on the aroma number, and allows the aroma to be emitted from the olfactory display based on the aroma reproduction information in synchronization with video and/or sound.
US11490045B2	Solid-state imaging device A mounting area in a solid-state imaging device that detects an address event. The solid-state imaging device includes a light receiving chip and a detection chip. In the solid-state imaging device including the light receiving chip and the detection chip, the light receiving chip includes a photodiode that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates a photocurrent. In addition, the solid-state imaging device, the detection chip quantizes a voltage signal corresponding to the photocurrent generated by the photodiode in the light receiving chip and outputs the voltage signal as a detection signal.
US11490043B2	Imaging device and camera An imaging device includes a pixel array, a first converter, a second converter, a first ramp signal generation circuit that is disposed closer to the first converter than to the second converter and supplies a first ramp signal to the first converter and the second converter, a first connection line having one end connected to an output terminal of the first ramp signal generation circuit and including a portion extending away from an input terminal of the first converter in a path from the one end to the other end of the first connection line, and a second connection line having one end connected to the other end of the first connection line and the other end connected to the input terminal and including a portion extending closer to the input terminal in a path from the one end to the other end of the second connection line.
US11490042B2	CTIA image sensor pixel An image sensor and pixel circuit therefor includes a photoelectric conversion device; an amplifier including a first input terminal connected to the photoelectric conversion device, and an output terminal; a capacitor disposed between the first input terminal and the output terminal; and a reset switch network disposed between the first input terminal and the output terminal in parallel with the capacitor, the reset switch network including at least a first reset transistor, a second reset transistor, and a third reset transistor.
US11490038B2	Solid-state imaging device, solid-state imaging method, and electronic equipment There is provided a solid-state imaging device including an imaging unit (211) that captures a first captured image, a light emission controlling unit (271) that controls emission of light from the light emitting unit, a decision unit (2331) that decides whether or not the emission of light is detected from within the first captured image, and a transmission controlling unit (2333) that controls, when the emission of light is detected, transmission of a second captured image or data based on the second captured image.
US11490037B2	Liquid crystal fourier transform imaging spectrometer A method of operating a hyperspectral imaging device includes connecting electrodes on a liquid crystal variable retarder to a voltage source, rotating liquid crystal material in the liquid crystal variable retarder between a first orientation with a certain optical phase delay and a second orientation with a different optical phase delay, receiving a beam of light at an image sensor that has passed through the liquid crystal variable retarder, and producing an output signal from the image sensor.
US11490035B1	Dynamic activation of under-display camera A computer-implemented method is used for each of two or cameras on a device, where a first camera of the two or cameras is located under a display of the device. The method further includes defining, for each camera, a best effect region on the display including a first best effect region for the first camera. The method also includes identifying, for each of one or more feeds, a feed display area including a first feed display area, where each feed display location uses a portion of the display. The method includes activating the first camera for a first feed, wherein the first feed has a first feed display area that overlaps the first best effect region.
US11490034B1	Increasing resolution and luminance of a display The disclosed system and method can increase resolution of a display in postprocessing. The processor can obtain multiple images presented on a display, where the display is configured to present the multiple images at a first frame rate higher than a frame rate needed to form a perception of motion. The processor can obtain a mask corresponding to one or more images among the multiple images, where the mask indicates a portion of the one or more images among the multiple images to include in an output image. The processor can increase resolution of the display in proportion to the number of multiple images presented to the display by combining, based on the mask, the one or more images among the multiple images to obtain the output image.
US11490033B2	Video generating method, apparatus, electronic device and computer storage medium Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a video generating method, apparatus, electronic device, and computer storage medium. The method comprises: receiving a user's video capturing operation through a video playing interface of an original video; in response to the video capturing operation, superimposing a video capturing window on the video playing interface, capturing a user's video, and displaying the user's video through the video capturing window; and combining the user's video with the original video to obtain a combined video. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the combined video by combining the user's video with the original video may be obtained conveniently and quickly, and the operation process is simple and fast, and the actual application requirements of the user can be better meet, which improves the users' interactive experience.
US11490031B2	Methods and systems for image capture The present disclosure relates to image capture systems and methods. The image capture method may include obtaining first color image data including color information with an infrared light source off. The image capture method may also include obtaining first luminance image data including luminance information with the infrared light source on. The image capture method may also include generating a first enhanced image based on the first color image data and the first luminance image data.
US11490027B2	Extended dynamic range image capture device based on a coded spatial light transmittance modulator A high dynamic range sensor, comprising a pixel array, having a plurality of pixels, a spatial light transmittance modulator, the spatial light transmittance modulator having a plurality of pre-defined shadings, the plurality of pre-defined shadings are fixed with respect to the plurality of pixels, wherein the plurality of pre-defined shadings is located above the plurality of pixels and a micro-lens array, having a plurality of micro-lens aligned to at least one of the plurality of pixels, wherein the micro-lens array is located above the plurality of pixels.
US11490026B2	Illumination control system Provided is an illumination control system including: an image capturing unit capturing an image in real time; a motion sensing unit sensing motion in the image and generating a notification; a communication unit receiving the image and the notification for transmission to outside, and receiving a control signal; a control unit receiving information on the image and the notification through the communication unit, analyzing the information, and transmitting the control signal for control; a light unit connected to the communication unit so that lights are controlled through the control signal; and a storage unit storing the information.
US11490025B2	Information communication method A method includes setting an exposure time of an image sensor included in a terminal device so that, in an image obtained by capturing a subject by the image sensor, a bright line corresponding to each of a plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines, by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time. The method further includes estimating a plurality of center areas each of which is in each of the plurality of bright lines, and obtaining identification information of the subject, by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of center areas.
US11490024B2	Method for imaging controlling, electronic device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A method for imaging controlling is applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a pixel-unit array that includes multiple photosensitive pixel units. The method includes the following. If an exposure ratio of a long-exposure pixel in a shooting scene to a short-exposure pixel in the shooting scene is larger than a first exposure-ratio threshold and brightness in the shooting scene is larger than a brightness threshold, in each photosensitive pixel unit, control a long-exposure pixel, a medium-exposure pixel, and a short-exposure pixel to output original pixel information in conditions of different exposure time correspondingly. In each photosensitive pixel unit, select the original pixel information of the long-exposure pixel, the original pixel information of the medium-exposure pixel, or the original pixel information of the short-exposure pixel. Image according to the selected original pixel information.
US11490019B2	System and method for displaying elevated, polarized views of water bodies A system and method for displaying elevated, polarized views of water bodies are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure are generally designed to obtain images from a vantage point located at a first location and subsequently transmit and display the same to an individual located at a second location. To this end, the system and method of the present disclosure may comprise a camera, a mounting device, and a display operably connected to the camera. The mounting device may be used to attach the camera in an elevated position on a boat to enable the camera to capture video images of the body of water surrounding the boat. To reduce glare on the body of water, the camera may have a polarized filter. Video images captured by the camera are transmitted to the display for display thereon in real time.
US11490018B2	Mobile image pickup device A mobile image pickup device includes an imaging unit (20), an acceleration and angular velocity detecting unit, a processing unit that processes acceleration and angular velocity information which is detected by the acceleration and angular velocity detecting unit, a reaction wheel that rotates based on a command value which is calculated by the processing unit, and a housing (10) that accommodates the imaging unit (20), the acceleration and angular velocity detecting unit, the processing unit, and the reaction wheel therein.
US11490012B2	Control apparatus for correcting blur, lens apparatus, imaging apparatus, control method, and storage medium A control apparatus includes a first acquirer configured to acquire first blur information based on a motion vector calculated using an imaging signal from an image sensor, a second acquirer configured to acquire second blur information based on a blur signal from a blur detector, and a controller configured to control driving of an image stabilizing element in accordance with third blur information obtained by using the first blur information and the second blur information. A weight for the first blur information in acquiring the third blur information is determined based on a comparison between the first blur information and the second blur information.
US11490011B2	Blur correction device, imaging apparatus, monitoring system, and program A blur correction device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires an amount of blur correction used to correct blurring of an image obtained through imaging of an imaging element during exposure for one frame in the imaging element; and a correction unit that corrects the blurring by performing image processing on a correction target image, which is an image for one frame included in a moving image obtained through imaging of the imaging element, based on the amount of blur correction acquired by the acquisition unit during exposure necessary to obtain the correction target image.
US11490009B2	Optical image stabilization circuit and optical image stabilization device for object position correction using face tracking An optical image stabilization (OIS) circuit for object position correction includes a facial detection unit generating a face position signal including coordinate information of a face, based on an image signal input from an image sensor; a hand-shake detector generating a hand-shake position signal corresponding to hand-shake, based on a sensing signal input from a gyro sensor; a operation unit generating a composite position signal based on the face position signal and the hand-shake position signal; and a control unit controlling a position of a lens module, based on the composite position signal.
US11490003B2	Information processing device, medium and method for using a touch screen display to capture at least one image An information processing device, a program, and an information processing method are provided, capable of instructing an imaging device to start and end a predetermined operation through an operation via a GUI. The information processing device includes: a display control unit configured to control display of a slider on a display unit, the slider being configured such that a display object is movable between predetermined positions; and a process control unit configured to instruct an imaging unit to control photography in a predetermined mode when the process control unit receives an operation of moving the display object.
US11490001B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor configured to capture a subject to generate image data; an audio input device configured to input audio to generate an audio signal indicating audio to be collected during image capturing with the image sensor; a setting interface configured to set the imaging apparatus to an auto mode being an operation mode operable to automatically change a directivity of the audio input device in response to an instruction of a user; and a controller configured to control a sound collection area for collecting sound from the subject in the audio signal, wherein with the auto mode being set by the setting interface, the controller is configured to control the sound collection area to cover the subject by changing the directivity of the audio input device in linkage with an image shooting state of the imaging apparatus.
US11489999B2	Photoelectric conversion device and method of driving photoelectric conversion device A photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel region where pixels are arranged to form rows and columns, and a pixel control circuit that supplies control signals to the pixels. The pixel region includes first to fourth regions, a first pixel in the first region and a second pixel in the second region are arranged on different columns on a first row, a third pixel in the third region and a fourth pixel in the fourth region are arranged on different rows on a first column, and the first row on which the first and second pixels are arranged is arranged between rows on which the third and fourth pixels are arranged. The pixel control circuit simultaneously reads out pixel signals of the first and second pixels in a first period and simultaneously reads out pixel signals of the third and fourth pixels in a second period.
US11489998B2	Image capturing apparatus and method of controlling image capturing apparatus An image capturing apparatus comprises an obtainment unit configured to obtain defocus amounts at a plurality of positions within an image capturing range of the image capturing apparatus, and an output unit configured to obtain information instructing a rotation of the image capturing apparatus based on a difference between defocus amounts that the obtainment unit obtained, and output the obtained information.
US11489996B2	Wireless earpiece camera apparatus A wireless earpiece camera apparatus for handsfree camera operation during video calls includes a housing having a housing front side, a housing back side, a housing left side, a housing right side, a housing top side, and a housing bottom side. A microcontroller is coupled within the housing. A speaker is coupled within the housing and is in operational communication with the microcontroller. A plurality of controls is coupled to the housing. The plurality of controls is in operational communication with the microcontroller. A camera is coupled to the housing and is flush mounted with the housing front side. The camera is in operational communication with the microcontroller. A Bluetooth transceiver is coupled within the housing. The Bluetooth transceiver is in operational communication with the microcontroller and is in wireless communication with a smartphone.
US11489994B2	Vehicular camera with stacked circuit boards and metallic shield element A vehicular camera includes a front housing portion, a first circuit board having an imager, a second circuit board in board-to-board electrical connection with the first circuit board, and a rear housing portion having a connector for electrically connecting to an electrical connection of a wire harness of a vehicle. The rear housing portion joined with the front housing portion forms a camera housing. The connector of the rear housing portion includes a multi-pin connector having at least three terminals that, with the rear housing portion joined with the front housing portion, electrically connect to respective terminals of the electrical connector at the second circuit board. An electrically conductive metallic shield element is disposed at the rear housing portion and contacts the electrical connector at the second circuit board. The vehicular camera is configured to be mounted at a rear portion of the vehicle and viewing rearward of the vehicle.
US11489991B2	Imaging lens system, camera module and electronic device An imaging lens system includes a plastic lens element, a lens barrel and a light-absorbing coating layer. The plastic lens element is accommodated in the lens barrel and has an outer annular surface. The lens barrel includes a plate portion and a lateral wall portion. An optical axis of the imaging lens system passes through a light-passable hole of the plate portion. The lateral wall portion is connected to the plate portion and extends along a direction substantially parallel to the optical axis. The light-absorbing coating layer has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface faces and is fixed on the outer annular surface of the plastic lens element. The outer surface is located opposite to the inner surface and in physical contact with the lateral portion of the lens barrel.
US11489990B2	Optical element, optical system, and imaging apparatus The present invention relates to an optical element including an optical surface, a tapered part located on an outer peripheral side of the optical surface and having a normal line of which a direction heading to an outside of the optical element from an inside thereof, faces an optical axis side, and a side surface part located on an outer peripheral side of the tapered part, in which when a distance in a straight line vertical to an optical axis of from an end point on the optical axis side of the tapered part to the side surface part is denoted by A and a height of the tapered part based on the straight line is defined by B, in a cross section including the optical axis and passing through the tapered part, B/A is larger than 0.2.
US11489983B2	Facsimile communication device, image forming apparatus, registration method, and non-transitory recording medium A facsimile communication device includes circuitry to count, for each of one or more facsimile numbers, at least one of the number of facsimile transmission times and the number of output times that is stored in association with a corresponding one of the one or more facsimile numbers. The circuitry determines whether registration of a specified facsimile number for unwanted facsimile is reasonable to be performed, based on at least one of the number of facsimile transmission times associated with the specified facsimile number and the number of output times associated with the specified facsimile number. The specified facsimile number is included in the one or more facsimile numbers. The circuitry registers the specified facsimile number for the unwanted facsimile in response to determining that the registration of the specified facsimile number for the unwanted facsimile is reasonable to be performed.
US11489979B2	Reading apparatus with a first medium transport path coupled to a second medium transport path and a third medium transport path, where the third medium transport path inclined at an angle smaller than the angle formed by the second medium transport path inclined with the first transport medium path A reading apparatus includes: a reading section that reads a side of a medium; a first medium transport path that includes a position facing the reading section; a second medium transport path coupled to a medium mounting section and coupled to the first medium transport path, the second medium transport path being inclined at a first angle with respect to the first medium transport path; and a third medium transport path coupled to the first medium transport path, the third medium transport path being inclined at a second angle, which is less than the first angle, with respect to the first medium transport path.
US11489977B1	Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: receivably display, as options, plural generation conditions each with a different balance among plural effects including gradation and color reproducibility, the plural generation conditions each being a condition for generating a color conversion profile with values in a device-independent color system as input and values of colors in a device-dependent color system including a spot color as output; and generate a color conversion profile based on a generation condition received as an option.
US11489969B2	Charging method, apparatus, and system Example charging methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes sending a service resource create request to a charging system by a charging trigger apparatus. The charging trigger apparatus receives a service resource create response sent by the charging system. The service resource create request is used to request the charging system to create a service resource corresponding to a service in a session. The session is used to provide a data connection service to user equipment. The service resource is used to manage requesting for a quota for the service in the session and/or manage reporting of usage information of the service in the session. The service resource create response includes a first resource identifier, and the first resource identifier is used to identify the service resource that corresponds to the service in the session and that is created by the charging system.
US11489968B2	Device failure influence range grasping apparatus, device failure influence range grasping method, and program Provided are an apparatus failure influence range recognition apparatus, an apparatus failure influence range recognition method, and a program capable of billing for a proper call charge for a call suspected of non-provision of a service. An apparatus failure influence range recognition apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive apparatus failure information which is failure information of an element constituting a network, user information which is information regarding a user of a service, and call details information of an IP telephone, and a calculation unit configured to calculate, by linking the apparatus failure information, the user information, and the call details information with each other, a subtracted call charge with respect to a call charge for a suspected call influenced by an apparatus failure.
US11489965B1	Machine learning based call routing system Machine learning technology can analyze in real-time the data from a call between a person and a customer service representative. Based on this analysis, a server can determine a sentiment score that describes a sentiment expressed by the person or the customer service representative. If the server determines that the sentiment score is less than or equal to a pre-determined value, the server can inform the customer service representative's manager so that the manager can take further action to help the person and/or the customer service representative.
US11489964B2	System and method for intent-based active callback management A system and method for intent-based active callback management, utilizing a cloud callback system comprising at least a profile manager, callback manager, interaction manager, media server, and environment analyzer, allowing users to call businesses, agents in contact centers, or other users who are connected to a cloud callback system, and, failing to connect to the individual they called, allow for an automatic callback object to be created, whereby the two users may be automatically called and bridged together at a time when both users are available.
US11489959B2	Multi-device control transfer using Bluetooth LE ranging A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a control transfer operation. The control transfer operation includes: using a Bluetooth compatible phase based ranging to detect proximity between a first device and a second device, the first device executing a first application, the first application having an associated first application context; detecting a change in proximity between the first device and the second device via the phase based ranging; providing a notification to a user on the second device when the change in proximity is detected, the notification querying the user regarding whether to transfer operation of the first application from the first device to the second device; and, automatically providing the first application context to the second device based upon the querying.
US11489956B2	Systems and methods for notification forwarding Systems and methods for notification forwarding may include forwarding all or selected notifications generated by one or more applications running on a wireless mobile device to a television receiving device that is connected to the television. This forwarding may occur over the short-range wireless network or on a home wireless local area network on which the television receiving device is also present. The receiving device may cause the forwarded notifications to be displayed on the television while the television is also displaying other programming received from various other sources. The particular location on the presentation device to display the forwarded notification and the size, color and appearance of the notification may be selected by the user via a graphical user interface of the wireless mobile device and/or the television receiving device.
US11489955B2	Hands-free apparatus, method of data transfer, and computer-readable medium A hands-free apparatus includes a memory, and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to: connect to a plurality of mobile phones to enable a hands-free telephone conversation; and receive at least one data among outgoing call history data, incoming call history data, missed call history data, and phonebook data stored in one mobile phone among the plurality of mobile phones. The hardware processor is configured to, when receiving the data from the one mobile phone, execute reception of the data from a second mobile phone at a prescribed timing.
US11489953B2	Personnel contact history recording method, electronic device and computer program product A personnel contact history recording method executable by an electronic device, comprising: scanning surrounding devices via Bluetooth by a preset time interval; requesting a device name and an IMSI of the scanned device, when at least one device is scanned, and generating a surrounding phone list according to the scanned devices; comparing the surrounding phone list with a daily list to determine whether the devices recording in the surrounding phone list are recorded in the daily list; and, if at least one device recording in the surrounding phone list is recorded in the daily list, sending a warning message to the electronic device and a server.
US11489952B1	Smart device holder assembly A smart device holder assembly includes a base that has a pair of foldable sections that is each positionable in a flattened position for positioning beneath cushions on an article of furniture. An arm is coupled to and extends away from the base to extend upwardly between a respective pair of cushions on the article of furniture when the base is positioned beneath the cushions. The arm has a first portion that is pivotally coupled to the second portion such that the first portion is positionable at a variety of angles with respect to the second portion. A holder is movably disposed on the arm to hold a smart device in a preferred orientation above the cushions on the article of furniture.
US11489946B2	Wireless preamble design A method includes building a wireless packet that includes a preamble that is compliant with a first wireless communication protocol and is forward compatible with a second wireless communication protocol that is different than the first wireless communication protocol. Building the wireless packet includes building the preamble with a first subset of bits that are specified in both the first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless communication protocol, the first subset of bits including one or more media access control (MAC) layer characteristics. Building the wireless packet includes building the preamble with a second subset of bits that are specified in the first wireless communication protocol exclusive of the second wireless communication protocol. The method further includes transmitting the wireless packet to one or more receiver nodes.
US11489945B2	TCP packet processing method, toe component, and network device A TOE component obtains a first storage address, where the first storage address is an address of a first storage block in a memory, the first storage block stores a target TCP packet, and the target TCP packet includes a packet header and a TCP payload. The TOE component obtains the packet header from the first storage block based on the first storage address. The TOE component performs TCP-related protocol processing based on the packet header, where the TCP payload is not read out of the first storage block by the TOE component when the TOE component performs TCP-related protocol processing based on the packet header.
US11489941B2	Pre-loading of user applications including skipping of selected launch actions A user device includes a memory and one or more processors. The memory is configured to store one or more user applications installed in the user device. The one or more processors are configured to select one or more operations, which are to be performed in normal launching of a user application but not in background pre-loading of the user application, to pre-load the user application before the user application is accessed by a user, including skipping the one or more selected operations, and to complete the one or more skipped operations in response to the user accessing the user application.
US11489940B2	Data processing systems A data processing system comprising a plurality of processing units that are configurable as different partitions of processing units. The system comprises a multicast communication network for routing cache communications within a partition of processing unit. A cache controller of one of the processing units within a partition is configurable as a master cache controller for a set of caches within the partition. The master cache controller is operable to issue requests over the multicast communication network to all of the caches in the set of caches at the same time. The multicast communication network is configured to combine response signals from the different processing units within the partition to provide a combined response signal to the master cache controller that represents an overall request-response status for the caches to which the request was issued.
US11489939B1	Smart egress in service mesh A processor may receive a microservice chain. The processor may analyze the microservice chain for one or more microservices in the microservice chain that include deducible information. The processor may trigger, from the deducible information, a deduced microservice. The processor may process the deduced microservice. The processor may cache an outcome from the deduced microservice.

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